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Hypericum umbraculoides

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Hypericum umbraculoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides
Species:
H. umbraculoides
Binomial name
Hypericum umbraculoides

Hypericum umbraculoides is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hypericum. It is the sole species in the section Umbraculoides.[2]

Description

The species's stems are reddish and its bark is grey. Its flowers are narrow and long, with golden petals. Its growth rate and height is unknown.[3]

Distribution

Hypericum umbraculoides is known to be found only in Oaxaca in Mexico,[4] in arid to semiarid climates.[5]

References

  1. ^ N.K.B. Robson (1985) In: Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot., 12(4): 318
  2. ^ Hypericum MySpecies Taxonomy
  3. ^ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae): 3. Sections: 1. Campylosporus to: 6a. Umbraculoides
  4. ^ JStor Plants
  5. ^ GBIF Online