The plant is commonly known simply as welwitschia in English, but the name tree tumbo is also used. It is called kharos or khurub in Nama, tweeblaarkanniedood ('two leaves; can't die') in Afrikaans, nyanka in Damara, and onyanga in Herero.

2024年5月15日 · Tumbo is a promising secondary metabolite and macronutrient source with various bioactives (Table 1). Tumbo compounds are extracted from leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. The fruit (Fig. 2) has been specially studied due to its importance for the food industry, and its processing generates abundant residues consisting of seeds and peels [8 ...

Passiflora quadrangularis, the giant granadilla, barbadine , grenadine , giant tumbo or badea (Spanish pronunciation:), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus Passiflora. [2]

2023年10月10日 · The Tumbo is a climbing plant (Fig. 1), requiring for its cultivation support structure; its fruits are oblong to round, green when unripe (Fig. 1) and yellow to cream-colored when ripe (Fig. 2A); its pulp is aromatic and gelatinous, and of an orange color (Fig. 2B)

welwitschia, (Welwitschia mirabilis), unusual gymnosperm plant that is the sole member of the gnetophyte family Welwitschiaceae. Welwitschia is found only in the Namib desert of southwestern Africa near the coast of Angola and Namibia as well as inland to about 150 km (more than 90 miles).

W. mirabilis, sometimes referred to as a living fossil, is the only living genus of the family Welwitschiaceae—making it what is known as a monotypic genus of plant. Some specimens are thought to be over 1000 years old with the oldest living W. mirabilis believed to …

Across the harsh environment of the northern Namib desert, a truly unique plant has been flourishing almost unchanged for thousands of years. Welwitschia mirabilis, often just referred to as Welwitschia, can survive for hundreds of years in the arid desert by absorbing water from sea fog and deep groundwater.

Dioecious perennial plant with short stem and taproot. Beyond that, the plant is often described as 'bizarre', 'weird', or (more explicitly) 'unlike any known plant on earth'. Its short, woody, unbranched stem is surmounted by 2 (rarely 3: see photo) strap-shaped leaves that grow from a basal meristem throughout the life of the plant, becoming ...

Welwitschia is a monotypic gymnosperm genus, comprising solely the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis. The plant is commonly known simply as welwitschia in English, but the name tree tumbo is also used. It is called kharos or khurub in Nama, tweeblaarkanniedood in Afrikaans, nyanka in Damara, and onyanga in Herero.

2024年5月15日 · This review compiles the latest scientific advances on Tumbo, which cover the food technological aspects of Tumbo fruit, its uses and its potential as a source of bioactives for different industries, especially food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics.