Hypericum aethiopicum

Hypericum aethiopicum subsp. sonderi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Sectio: H. sect. Adenosepalum
Subsectio: H. subsect. Aethiopica
Species: Hypericum aethiopicum
Subspecies: H. a. subsp. aethiopicum – H. a. subsp. sonderi

Name

Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb., 1800

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. : 138.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hypericum aethiopicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hypericum aethiopicum. Accessed: 07 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hypericum aethiopicum. Published online. Accessed: Jan 07 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hypericum aethiopicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hypericum aethiopicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Vlieëpisbossie
English: St John's wort

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