Wellstedia socotrana

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Wellstedia socotrana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Wellstedia
Species:
W. socotrana
Binomial name
Wellstedia socotrana
Balf.f. (1884)

Wellstedia socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is a subshrub native to northeastern Somalia and southern Socotra. [2]

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References

  1. Miller, A. (2004). "Wellstedia socotrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T44810A10949777. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44810A10949777.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Wellstedia socotrana Balf.f." Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 31, 2020.