The section Adenosepalum of genus Hypericum contains thirty species and two hybrids, as well as five recognized subspecies, in four subsections. The section was described by French botanist Édouard Spach and its type species is Hypericum montanum. Species in Adenosepalum are found in Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Morocco. They are shrubs, shrublets, and herbs that grow to be 2.5 meters in height with glabrous or simple hairs, black glands on their leaves, which are placed opposite or are 3-whorled.
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Subsection Adenosepalum | |||||||||
H. annulatum | Moris | 1827 | Perennial herb | Balkans, Saudi Arabia, East Africa |
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subsp. afromontanum | (Bullock) N. Robson | Perennial herb | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | ||||||
subsp. annulatum | Perennial herb | Italy, Balkans, Switzerland | |||||||
subsp. intermedium | (Steud. ex A.Rich.) N. Robson | Perennial herb | Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula | ||||||
H. athoum | Boiss. & Orph. | 1867 | Perennial herb | Greece |
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H. atomarium | Boiss. | 1827 | Perennial herb | Greece, Turkey, Portugal |
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H. cuisinii | Barbey | 1885 | Perennial herb | Near springs, calcareous rock fissures | Greece, Turkey | ||||
H. delphicum | Boiss. & Heldr. | 1854 | Perennial herb | Damp & shady areas around rocks | Greece |
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H. lanuginosum | Lam. | 1797 | Downy St. John's Wort | Perennial herb | Damp & shady areas around rocks | Middle East, Turkey, Cyprus |
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H. montanum | L. | 1755 | Pale St. John's Wort | Perennial herb | Eurasia, Morocco |
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H. reflexum | L.f. | 1782 | Shrub | Canary Islands |
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Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Aethiopica | |||||||||
H. abilianum | N. Robson | 1980 | Subshrub | Angola | |||||
H. aethiopicum | Thunb. | 1800 | Perennial herb | Southern Africa | |||||
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subsp. sonderi | (Bredell) N. Robson | ||||||||
H. afrum | Lam. | 1797 | Perennial herb | Tunisia, Algeria |
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H. conjungens | N. Robson | 1958 | Shrub/ subshrub | Central Africa |
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H. glandulosum | Aiton | 1789 | Malfurada del Monte | Shrub | Canary Islands, Madeira |
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H. kiboënse | Oliv. | 1887 | Shrub/ subshrub | Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania | |||||
Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Caprifolia | |||||||||
H. caprifolium | Boiss. | 1838 | Perennial herb | Western Spain |
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H. coadunatum | Chr. Sm. | 1825 | Subshrub/ Perennial herb | Canary Islands |
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H. collenettiae | N.Robson | 1993 | Subshrub/ Perennial herb | Saudi Arabia |
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H. naudinianum | Coss. & Durieu | 1855 | Perennial herb | Near streamsides & waterfalls | Morocco, Algeria | ||||
H. psilophytum | (Diels) Maire | 1935 | Perennial herb | Morocco, Algeria | |||||
H. pubescens | Boiss. | 1838 | Perennial herb | Southern Iberia, North Africa | |||||
H. scruglii | Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri | 2010 | Perennial herb | Sardinia | |||||
H. scruglii | Hochst. ex Boiss. | 1867 | Perennial herb | Egypt, Arabian Peninsula | |||||
H. somaliense | N.Robson | 1958 | Perennial herb | Somalia | |||||
H. tomentosum | L. | 1753 | Perennial herb | Western Med. |
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Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Huber-Morathii | |||||||||
H. decaisneanum | Coss. & Daveau | 1889 | Perennial herb | Western Libya |
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H. formosissimum | Takht. | 1940 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Caucasus, Turkey |
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H. huber-morathii | N.Robson | 1967 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Turkey |
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H. minutum | P.H. Davis & Poulter | 1954 | Perennial herb | Turkey | |||||
H. sechmenii | Ocak & O. Koyuncu | 2009 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Central Turkey |
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Binomial | Author | Year | From | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
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H. × joerstadii | Lid | 1968 | H. glandulosum | Intermediate Shrub | Canary Islands |
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H. pubescens × tomentosum | H. pubescens | Morocco, Spain |
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The section Adenosepalum of genus Hypericum contains thirty species and two hybrids, as well as five recognized subspecies, in four subsections. The section was described by French botanist Édouard Spach and its type species is Hypericum montanum. Species in Adenosepalum are found in Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Morocco. They are shrubs, shrublets, and herbs that grow to be 2.5 meters in height with glabrous or simple hairs, black glands on their leaves, which are placed opposite or are 3-whorled.
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Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Image | |
Subsection Adenosepalum | |||||||||
H. annulatum | Moris | 1827 | Perennial herb | Balkans, Saudi Arabia, East Africa |
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subsp. afromontanum | (Bullock) N. Robson | Perennial herb | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | ||||||
subsp. annulatum | Perennial herb | Italy, Balkans, Switzerland | |||||||
subsp. intermedium | (Steud. ex A.Rich.) N. Robson | Perennial herb | Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula | ||||||
H. athoum | Boiss. & Orph. | 1867 | Perennial herb | Greece |
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H. atomarium | Boiss. | 1827 | Perennial herb | Greece, Turkey, Portugal |
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H. cuisinii | Barbey | 1885 | Perennial herb | Near springs, calcareous rock fissures | Greece, Turkey | ||||
H. delphicum | Boiss. & Heldr. | 1854 | Perennial herb | Damp & shady areas around rocks | Greece |
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H. lanuginosum | Lam. | 1797 | Downy St. John's Wort | Perennial herb | Damp & shady areas around rocks | Middle East, Turkey, Cyprus |
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H. montanum | L. | 1755 | Pale St. John's Wort | Perennial herb | Eurasia, Morocco |
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H. reflexum | L.f. | 1782 | Shrub | Canary Islands |
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Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Aethiopica | |||||||||
H. abilianum | N. Robson | 1980 | Subshrub | Angola | |||||
H. aethiopicum | Thunb. | 1800 | Perennial herb | Southern Africa | |||||
subsp. aethiopicum | |||||||||
subsp. sonderi | (Bredell) N. Robson | ||||||||
H. afrum | Lam. | 1797 | Perennial herb | Tunisia, Algeria |
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H. conjungens | N. Robson | 1958 | Shrub/ subshrub | Central Africa |
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H. glandulosum | Aiton | 1789 | Malfurada del Monte | Shrub | Canary Islands, Madeira |
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H. kiboënse | Oliv. | 1887 | Shrub/ subshrub | Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania | |||||
Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Caprifolia | |||||||||
H. caprifolium | Boiss. | 1838 | Perennial herb | Western Spain |
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H. coadunatum | Chr. Sm. | 1825 | Subshrub/ Perennial herb | Canary Islands |
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H. collenettiae | N.Robson | 1993 | Subshrub/ Perennial herb | Saudi Arabia |
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H. naudinianum | Coss. & Durieu | 1855 | Perennial herb | Near streamsides & waterfalls | Morocco, Algeria | ||||
H. psilophytum | (Diels) Maire | 1935 | Perennial herb | Morocco, Algeria | |||||
H. pubescens | Boiss. | 1838 | Perennial herb | Southern Iberia, North Africa | |||||
H. scruglii | Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri | 2010 | Perennial herb | Sardinia | |||||
H. scruglii | Hochst. ex Boiss. | 1867 | Perennial herb | Egypt, Arabian Peninsula | |||||
H. somaliense | N.Robson | 1958 | Perennial herb | Somalia | |||||
H. tomentosum | L. | 1753 | Perennial herb | Western Med. |
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Binomial | Author | Year | Nickname | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
Subsection Huber-Morathii | |||||||||
H. decaisneanum | Coss. & Daveau | 1889 | Perennial herb | Western Libya |
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H. formosissimum | Takht. | 1940 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Caucasus, Turkey |
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H. huber-morathii | N.Robson | 1967 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Turkey |
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H. minutum | P.H. Davis & Poulter | 1954 | Perennial herb | Turkey | |||||
H. sechmenii | Ocak & O. Koyuncu | 2009 | Perennial herb | Among limestone rocks | Central Turkey |
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Binomial | Author | Year | From | Type | Habitat | Dist. | Map | Plant | Notes |
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H. × joerstadii | Lid | 1968 | H. glandulosum | Intermediate Shrub | Canary Islands |
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[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | ||
H. pubescens × tomentosum | H. pubescens | Morocco, Spain |
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[6] [7] [8] |
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