Hypericum addingtonii

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Hypericum addingtonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: H. sect. Ascyreia
Species:
H. addingtonii
Binomial name
Hypericum addingtonii

Hypericum addingtonii is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. [1] It is native to China and was described by Norman Robson in 1985. [2]

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Description

Hypericum addingtonii ranges from 1.5 to 2 meters (4 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in) in height. Its stems are yellow-brown. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in parts of China, in northwestern and western Yunnan bamboo thickets, grassy slopes, and hemlock forest edges. [4]

Name

Hypericum addingtonii is known as die hua jin si tao in Chinese and Addington hypericum in English. [5] It was named for its collector, P. Addington. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Royal Horticultural Society
  2. ↑ "Hypericum addingtonii". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  3. 1 2 "Hypericum addingtonii". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ↑ eFloras.org
  5. ↑ The Online Plant Guide
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