Hypericum umbraculoides is a species of flowering plant, a deciduous shrub in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is the sole species in the section Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides.[2]
| Hypericum umbraculoides | |
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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: | Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides N.Robson |
| Species: | H. umbraculoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum umbraculoides | |
Description
editThe stems of Hypericum umbraculoides are reddish and its bark is grey. The oblong, papery leaves are sessile, up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long and 30 mm (1.2 in) broad, and paler underneath.[2] The flowers are up to 30 mm (1.2 in) across with 5 golden-yellow petals. Its growth rate and height are unknown.[3]
Distribution
editHypericum umbraculoides is known to be found only in Oaxaca, Mexico,[4] in arid to semiarid climates.[5]
References
edit- ^ N.K.B. Robson (1985) In: Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot., 12(4): 318
- ^ a b Hypericum MySpecies Taxonomy
- ^ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae): 3. Sections: 1. Campylosporus to: 6a. Umbraculoides
- ^ JStor Plants
- ^ GBIF Online