Hypericum reflexum

Hypericum reflexum is a species of plant in the St. Johns wort family, Hypericaceae, endemic to the Canary Islands.[1] It is a small shrub up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height with opposite, sessile leaves up to 25 mm (0.98 in) long and 12 mm (0.47 in) across.[1] The flowerheads produce 5–40 bright yellow flowers with five petals each.[1]

Hypericum reflexum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Subsection: H. subsect. Adenosepalum
Species:
H. reflexum
Binomial name
Hypericum reflexum

Hypericum reflexum was described in 1782 by Carl Linnaeus the Younger.[2]

References

  1. "Hypericum reflexum L.f." hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  2. "Hypericum reflexum". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
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