Wellstedia

Wellstedia
Wellstedia socotrana (left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Wellstedia
Balf.f.
Type species
Wellstedia socotrana
Balf.f.

Wellstedia is a genus of flowering plants traditionally included in the family Boraginaceae s.l., but placed in its own family, Wellstediaceae within the Boraginales order, by the Boraginales Working Group.

Species include:

  • Wellstedia dinteri Pilg.
  • Wellstedia filtuensis D.R.Hunt & Lebrun
  • Wellstedia laciniata Thulin & A.Johanss.
  • Wellstedia robusta Thulin
  • Wellstedia socotrana Balf.f.
  • Wellstedia somalensis Thulin & A.Johanss.