Hypericum japonicum

Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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. Trigynobrathys
Subsectio: H. subsect. Knifa
Species: Hypericum japonicum

Name

Hypericum japonicum Thunb., 1784

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hypericum japonicum var. typicum Hochr., Candollea 2: 436 (1925), nom. inval.
  • Sarothra japonica (Thunb.) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 235 (1951).
• Heterotypic
  • Hypericum chinense Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa: 244 (1757), nom. rej.
  • Sarothra gentianoides Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 182 (1790), sensu auct.
  • Ascyrum humifusum Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 33 (1806).
  • Sarothra loureiroana Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 679 (1820).
  • Hypericum pusillum Choisy, Prodr. Monogr. Hypéric.: 50 (1821).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. ramosum Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 549 (1824).
  • Hypericum scaturiginum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 4871 (1831), nom. inval.
  • Brathys humifusa (Labill.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 5: 367 (1836).
  • Tridia frankenioides Korth., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 3: 18 (1836).
  • Brathys japonica (Thunb.) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: 113 (1839).
  • Brathys cespitosa var. pusilla Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 20 (1850).
  • Hypericum nervatum Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 188 (1851).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. humifusum (Labill.) Hook.f., Fl. Tasman. 1: 53 (1855).
  • Hypericum sumatranum Miq., Pl. Jungh.: 395 (1855).
  • Brathys cespitosa Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 20 (1856).
  • Brathys debilis Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 20 (1856).
  • Brathys japonica var. accumbens Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 19 (1856).
  • Brathys laxa Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 19 (1856).
  • Brathys nepalensis Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 19 (1856).
  • Brathys oryzetum Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 20 (1856).
  • Brathys radicans Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 20 (1856).
  • Brathys japonica var. acutisepala Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 514 (1859).
  • Brathys japonica var. mucronisepala Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 513 (1859).
  • Hypericum japonicum f. microphyllum Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 289 (1866).
  • Hypericum japonicum f. tenuis Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 259 (1866).
  • Hypericum calycatum Jacquem. ex Dyer in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 256 (1874), pro syn.
  • Hypericum thunbergii Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 300 (1878).
  • Hypericum yabei H.Lév. & Vaniot, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 501 (1906).
  • Hypericum cavaleriei H.Lév., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 593 (1908).
  • Hypericum dominii H.Lév., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 593 (1908).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. calyculatum R.Keller, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 186 (1908).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. maximowiczii R.Keller, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 185 (1908).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. simplicius R.Keller, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 186 (1908).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. thunbergii (Franch. & Sav.) R.Keller, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 185 (1908).
  • Hypericum taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 279 (1908).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. accumbens (Blume) Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 17: 670 (1910).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. plurinervium H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 451 (1910).
  • Hypericum pseudojaponicum Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 130 (1913), nom. nud.
  • Hypericum japonicum f. yabei (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Makino, Syokubtu-Dzukan: 553 (1925).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. robustum Miq. ex Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 345 (1926).
  • Hypericum laxum (Blume) Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 344 (1926).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. cavaleriei (H.Lév.) Koidz., Fl. Symb. Orient.-Asiat.: 92 (1930).
  • Hypericum japonicum var. majus Fyson, Fl. S. Ind. Hill Stations 1: 49 (1932).
  • Hypericum laxum var. hananoegoense Masam., Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 11(4): 305 (1934).
  • Hypericum laxum var. novo-guineense Hatus., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 56: 571 (1942).
  • Sarothra japonica f. microphylla (Miq.) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 240 (1951).
  • Sarothra japonica f. ramosa Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 241 (1951).
  • Sarothra japonica f. robusta (Miq. ex Koidz.) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 240 (1951).
  • Sarothra japonica f. vulgaris Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 240 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa (Blume) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 241 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. erecta Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 245 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. hananoegoensis (Masam.) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 245 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. ramosa Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 244 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. ramosissima Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 245 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. repens Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 244 (1951).
  • Sarothra laxa f. simplex Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 244 (1951).
  • Hypericum jeongjocksanense S.J.Park & K.J.Kim, Novon 15: 460 (2005).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Bhutan Regional: Eastern Asia Cambodia; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; South Korea; Laos; Myanmar (Mandalay) Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil, Kerala); Bangladesh; Nepal; Sri Lanka Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea) Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya (scattered); Thailand; Vietnam; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon); Moluccas; Sumatra; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali) Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand (widespread, Stewart Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. in J.A.Murray 1784. Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 702 (1784, May-Jun); Fl. Jap.. 295, t. 31 (1784, Aug)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hypericum japonicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hypericum japonicum. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hypericum japonicum. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hypericum japonicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hypericum japonicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

中文: 地耳草, 小還魂

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