Hypericum lacei is a shrub in Hypericum sect. Ascyreia, in the St. John's Wort genus.[1]
| Hypericum lacei | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum lacei | |
Description
editThe 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
editThe species has only been recorded in Myanmar, in Southeast Asia.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Hypericum lacei". elurikkus.ee. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Nomenclature | Hypericum online". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Hypericum lacei N.Robson". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-10-16.