Hypericum balfourii

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Hypericum balfourii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Camplyosporus
Species:
H. balfourii
Binomial name
Hypericum balfourii
N. Robson

Hypericum balfourii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an island archipelago that is part of Yemen. It grows in mountain shrubland dominated by Cephalocroton . It is usually found on granite terrain above 600 meters in elevation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Miller, A. (2004). "Hypericum balfourii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T33684A9796565. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T33684A9796565.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.