Hypericum brasiliense Choisy

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Hypericum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Damp meadows, ditches, roadsides, and waste places; ranging from elevations of 300 metres in the south of its range to 2,525 metres in the north.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antispasmodic (unspecified), Aromatic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Excitant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Hypericum brasiliense flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum brasiliense flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hypericum brasiliense world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:278573-2
WFO ID wfo-0001296104
COL ID 3NPDG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hypericum bolivianum Hypericum laxiusculum Receveura graveolens Hypericum punctulatum Sarothra brasiliensis Hypericum anceps Hypericum stylosum Hypericum brasiliense var. angustifolium Hypericum brasiliense var. punctulatum Hypericum brasiliense var. latifolium Hypericum brasiliense