Biology:Hypericum kiboense
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family Hypericaceae
Hypericum kiboense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Genus: | Hypericum |
Section: | Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum |
Species: | H. kiboense
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Binomial name | |
Hypericum kiboense Oliv.
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Hypericum kiboense is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section Adenosepalum, subsection Adenosepalum.[1]
Description
The species is a shrub that grows to be 2.5 m tall with orange or red stems. Its flowers are golden and tinged red and are 15–20 mm in diameter.[2]
Distribution
Hypericum kiboense is found in Uganda, Kenya, (including the forests of Cherangani hills,[3]) and North Tanzania[4]
References
- ↑ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes
- ↑ Hypericum MySpecies Retrieved 9/6/16
- ↑ Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai et al. (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys 120: 1-90.
- ↑ GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16
Wikidata ☰ Q17566062 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypericum kiboense.
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