Hypericum lacei

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Hypericum lacei
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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. lacei
Binomial name
Hypericum lacei

Hypericum lacei is a shrub in Hypericum sect. Ascyreia, in the St. John's Wort genus. [1]

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Description

The species has orange stems, uncommon in Hypericum species, that are 4-lined and become terete as the species matures. The leaves are petiolate and oblong and are a dark shade when dry. The inflorescence is 1-6 flowered from just one node and is deciduous. The flowers are 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in) in diameter and their petals are a golden shade of yellow. [2]

Distribution

The species has only been recorded in Myanmar, in Southeast Asia. [3]

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References

  1. "Hypericum lacei". elurikkus.ee. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  2. "Nomenclature | Hypericum online". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  3. "Hypericum lacei N.Robson". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-10-16.