Hypericum canariense

Cultivated

Hypericum canariense

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
Section: H. sect. Webbia
Species: Hypericum canariense

Name

Hypericum canariense L., Sp. Pl. 1: 784 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hypericum debile Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 369 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Hypericum corymbosum Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 41 (1802), nom. superfl.
  • Webbia canariensis (L.) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 48 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Hypericum floribundum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 104 (1789).
    • Webbia floribunda (Aiton) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 5: 356 (1836).
    • Hypericum canariense var. floribundum (Aiton) Bornm., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 453 (1903).
    • Webbia canariensis var. floribunda (Aiton) Pit. & Proust, Iles Canaries: 134 (1909).
  • Hypericum attenuatum Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 275 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Hypericum canariense var. salicifolium Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 544 (1824).
  • Hypericum canariense var. triphyllum Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 544 (1824).
  • Webbia heterophylla Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 5: 409 (1836).
  • Webbia platysepala Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 5: 356 (1836).
    • Hypericum platysepalum (Spach) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 789 (1840).
    • Hypericum canariense var. platysepalum (Spach) Bornm., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 453 (1903).
    • Webbia canariensis var. platysepala (Spach) Pit. & Proust, Iles Canaries: 134 (1909).

Homonyms

• Hypericum canariense Webb & Berthel. = Hypericum grandifolium Choisy

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura (doubtful)), Madeira (Madeira). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California (naturalized). Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands: Maui; naturalized) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 784. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Robson, N.K.B. 1996. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae). 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Botany Series 26(2): 75–217. BHL Reference page.  (not accepting the varieties floribundum and platysepalum)
• Robson, N.K.B. 2012. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae) 9. Addenda, corrigenda, keys, lists and general discussion. Phytotaxa 72: 1–111. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.72.1.1 Reference page.  (not accepting the varieties)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hypericum canariense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hypericum canariense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hypericum canariense. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hypericum canariense. Accessed: 16 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Hypericum canariense in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 16.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hypericum canariense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Canary Islands St John's-wort
español: Granadillo
português: Hipericão

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