Hypericum xylosteifolium

Hypericum xylosteifolium is a flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is the only species in Hypericum sect. Inodora.[2]

Hypericum xylosteifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Inodora
Stef.
Species:
H. xylosteifolium
Binomial name
Hypericum xylosteifolium
(Spach) N. Robson
Synonyms
  • Androsaemum adenophyllum
  • A. xylosteifolium
  • H. adenophyllum
  • H. inodorum var. glandulosum
  • H. inodorum var. integrisepalum
  • H. inodorum var. intermedium
  • H. inodorum var. multiflorum
  • H. inodorum var. sommieri
  • H. inodorum var. subuniflorum
  • H. ramosissimum
  • H. ramosissimum var. intermedium
  • H. ramosissimum var. multiflorum
  • H. ramosissimum var. subuniflorum
  • H. rariflorum[1]

Distribution

The species is found in northeast Turkey and southwest Georgia.[3]

Description

The species grows up to 1.5 meters tall. Its petals are golden yellow and its seeds are pale tan.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List
  2. "Hypericum xylosteifolium". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. Bean's Trees and Shrubs
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