Hypericum umbraculoides

Hypericum umbraculoides is a deciduous shrub in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is the sole species in the section Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides.[2]

Hypericum umbraculoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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

Description

The stems of Hypericum umbraculoides are reddish and its bark is grey. The oblong, papery leaves are sessile, up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long and 30 mm (1.2 in) broad, and paler underneath.[2] The flowers are up to 30 mm (1.2 in) across with 5 golden-yellow petals. Its growth rate and height are unknown.[3]

Distribution

Hypericum umbraculoides is known to be found only in Oaxaca, Mexico,[4] in arid to semiarid climates.[5]

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References
  1. N.K.B. Robson (1985) In: Bull. Br. 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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