Biology:Hypericum forrestii
| Hypericum forrestii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | H. sect. Ascyreia |
| Species: | H. forrestii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson
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Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae native to China and Myanmar. It is known as Forrest's tutsan[1] and Forrest's St. John's wort. It was named in honour of the Scottish botanist George Forrest (1873-1932), who was the first westerner to discover it. The species has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Description
It is a semi-evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad. It has oval leaves which turn red in autumn and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent stamens in late summer.[3][4]
Distribution
Forrest's St. John's wort is native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China, and northeastern Myanmar. It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,[5] and as an invasive species.[6] It may be under-recorded due to confusion with other St. John's wort species such as Hypericum 'Hidcote'.[5]
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References
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hypericum forrestii". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9005/Hypericum-forrestii/Details.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Plants for a future. http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hypericum+forrestii.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hypericum forrestii (Forrest's Tutsan)". Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora. Biological Records Centre. http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=node/3066.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc/?compid=5&dsid=114904&loadmodule=datasheet&page=481&site=144.
Wikidata ☰ Q5958091 entry
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