Hypericum lacei
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Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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]
References
- ↑ "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.
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