Hypericum umbraculoides

Hypericum umbraculoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Hypericaceae
Genus:Hypericum
Section:Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides
N.Robson
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


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