Hypericum kiboense

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Hypericum kiboense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Species:
H. kiboense
Binomial name
Hypericum kiboense
Synonyms
  • Hypericum conjunctum sensu Agnew
  • Hypericum kiloense sensu H.H.
  • Hypericum sp. A sensu Milne-Redh.

Hypericum kiboense is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section Adenosepalum , subsection Adenosepalum . [1]

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Description

The species is a shrub that grows to be 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall with orange or red stems. Its flowers are golden and tinged red and are 15–20 mm in diameter. [2]

Distribution

Hypericum kiboense is found in Uganda, Kenya (including the forests of Cherangani hills [3] ), and North Tanzania. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes
  2. ↑ Hypericum MySpecies Retrieved 9/6/16
  3. ↑ Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Vivian, Kathambi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guangwan; Wang, Qingfeng (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys (120): 1–90. Bibcode:2019PhytK.120....1M. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.120.30274 . PMC   6483958 . PMID   31065231.
  4. ↑ GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16
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