Hypericum coris

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Yellow coris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Coridium
Species:
H. coris
Binomial name
Hypericum coris
L. (1753)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hypericum multicauleLam.
  • Hypericum coriifoliumSalisb.
  • Hypericum verticillatumLam.

Hypericum coris, the heath-leaved St. John's wort, also called yellow coris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae, and is the type species of sect. Coridium. It is a low shrub, and it is found in Switzerland and northwestern Italy. The species has been a popular garden plant since the 18th century, valued for its long flowering period and for how well it adapts to cultivation. [2]

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Taxonomy

The species was first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in his Species Planterum vol. 2 and was later designated as the type species of sect. Coridium. [3] The species is similar in appearance to H. asperuloides but differs in the characteristics of its capsule and seeds. Several other species of sect. Coridium including H. ericoides and H. empetrifolium seem to be directly or indirectly related to it. [4]

Description

The species is a low shrub or dwarf shrub that grows to 10-40 centimeters high and roots from a woody branching base.

Its stems are slender and normally 4-lined, but are also sometimes 3-lined or 4-lined, and are eglandular. The annual rings of the species' stems are much smaller than those of other Hypericum species and are marked by porosity. The vessels are arranged in short radial rows, and they measure between thirty and sixty micrometers in diameter. Unlike most species in the genus, its vessels contain dark-staining substances. [5]

The internodes are 4–35 mm long, and can be shorter or longer than the leaves. The leaves are arranged in groups of four in verticils (whorls) and are sessile to petiolate. They are a dull grayish-green color on the undersides and have dimensions of 4–20 x 0.7–2 mm. They are usually linear, and the apex is tapered to a point or rounded. They are typically 1-veined. The glands on the blade are pale, rather dense, and punctiform. The intramarginal glands cannot be seen.

The plant usually has 3-20 flowers but can have as few as one. They come from one to three nodes, are lax, and are shaped broadly cylindric to pyramidal or subcorymbiform. The inflorescence is 15–65 mm long and lacks subsidiary branches. Their bracts are smaller than the rest of the leaves, and the bracteoles are linear to long, and are sparsely fringed with black glands. The flowers themselves are 13–20 mm in diameter with spherical buds. The sepals are usually equal, are free or almost free, and are not imbricate. They are about 3 x 1 mm in size and are rounded in shape. They have 3 veins that are not prominent. The petals are yellow without any red tinge and are persistent. They are 10 x 3 mm in size and there are three times as many as the sepals. They lack marginal glands but have laminar glans that are pale and narrow. There are around thirty stamens, with the longest growing 7–11 mm long. There are either two or three ovaries around a millimeter in length, and there are three times as many styles, which are 6–8 mm long, as ovaries.

The seed capsule is ovoid, and has valves with narrow vittae and swollen vesicles. The seeds are brown and about 1.7 mm long, are shaped curved-cylindric and are minutely papillose. [4] [6]

Distribution

Botanical illustration of H. coris Flore coloriee de poche du littoral mediterraneen de Genes a Barcelone y compris la Corse (6244452550).jpg
Botanical illustration of H. coris

The species is generally found in the western region of the Alpine mountain range. Specifically, they are found across Switzerland and northwestern Italy, and also the extreme southeast region of France. [7] The species is found in sunny areas among calcareous rocks at altitudes of 120 meters to 2,000 meters above sea level. [6]

Ecology

Hypericum coris blooms in the summertime from June to July and requires full sun and a moderate amount of water to properly grow. The plant is grown as an ornamental plant in some rock gardens. [8]

Conservation

Hypericum coris is considered a least-concern species in France. [9]

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References

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  3. ↑ Ernst, Edzard (2003). Hypericum : the genus Hypericum. Taylor and Francis. ISBN   0415369541. OCLC   50314801.
  4. 1 2 Robson, NORMAN K. B. (2013-05-14). "Studies in the genus Hypericum L (Hypericaceae) 5(2). Sections 17. Hirtella to 19. Coridium". Phytotaxa. 4 (1): 127. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.4.1.3. ISSN   1179-3163.
  5. ↑ Schweingruber, Fritz Hans; Börner, Annett; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2012-09-21), "Introduction to Volume 2", Atlas of Stem Anatomy in Herbs, Shrubs and Trees, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1–4, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-20435-7_1, ISBN   9783642204340
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