Hypericum majus

Hypericum majus

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
Sectio: H. sect. Trigynobrathys
Subsectio: H. subsect. Knifa
Species: Hypericum majus

Name

Hypericum majus (A.Gray) Britton, 1894

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hypericum canadense var. majus A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 86 (1867).
• Homotypic
  • Sarothra major (A.Gray) Y.Kimura in T.Nakai & M.Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 232 (1951).
• Heterotypic
  • Hypericum mutilum var. longifolium R.Keller, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 184 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin); Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Québec, Saskatchewan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Britton, N.L. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5: 225

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hypericum majus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hypericum majus. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hypericum majus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hypericum majus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Large St. Johnswort

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