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Hypericum lacei

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Hypericum lacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: H. sect. Ascyreia
Species:
H. lacei
Binomial name
Hypericum lacei

Hypericum lacei is a shrub in Hypericum sect. Ascyreia, in the St. John's Wort genus.[1]

Description

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The species has orange stems, uncommon in Hypericum species, that are 4-lined and become terete as the species matures. The leaves are petiolate and oblong and are a dark shade when dry. The inflorescence is 1-6 flowered from just one node and is deciduous. The flowers are 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in) in diameter and their petals are a golden shade of yellow.[2]

Distribution

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The species has only been recorded in Myanmar, in Southeast Asia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hypericum lacei". elurikkus.ee. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  2. ^ "Nomenclature | Hypericum online". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  3. ^ "Hypericum lacei N.Robson". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-10-16.