Hypericum hircinum

Hypericum hircinum

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. Androsaemum
Species: Hypericum hircinum
Subspecies: H. h. subsp. albimontanum – H. h. subsp. cambessedesii – H. h. subsp. hircinum – H. h. subsp. majus – H. h. subsp. metroi

Name

Hypericum hircinum L., Sp. Pl.: 784 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Androsaemum hircinum (L.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 5: 419 (1836).

Distribución

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal (introduced), Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia (introduced). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 784. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Robson, N.K.B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae). 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 12(4): 163–325. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hypericum hircinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hypericum hircinum. Accessed: 07 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hypericum hircinum. Published online. Accessed: Jan 07 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hypericum hircinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bocks-Johanniskraut

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