Hypericum scioanum Chiov.

Species

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Characteristics

Glabrous perennial herb with prostrate, procumbent or ascending stems up to 3 dm. long but often considerably less, sometimes forming tufts, rooting at the lower nodes, slender, quadrangular.. Leaves ± sessile; blades elliptic or obovate, ranging from 4 x 2 mm. to 9 x 5.5 mm., rounded at the apex, rounded or widely cuneate at the base, furnished with minute inconspicuous translucent glandular dots.. Flowers single, often appearing axillary; pedicels (2) 5–15 (20) mm. long.. Sepals unequal, oblong, deltoid or lanceolate, obtuse or acute, furnished with translucent glandular dots and dashes.. Petals 2–5 (7) mm. long, orange to yellow without marginal dots.. Stamens in 3 groups of 5–9.. Styles 3, occasionally 4.. Capsule normally 3-valved.. Fig. 2.. Leaves ± sessile; blades elliptic or obovate, ranging from 4 × 2 mm. to 9 × 5.5 mm., rounded at the apex, rounded or widely cuneate at the base, furnished with minute inconspicuous translucent glandular dots.
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Stems prostrate to procumbent or ascending, up to 30 cm. long but often considerably less, sometimes much branched and forming tufts or mats, rooting at the lower nodes, slender, quadrangular.
Leaves ± sessile; lamina 3–9 × 2–5·5 mm., rounded at the apex, broadly cuneate to rounded or subamplexicaul at the base, with plane margin and minute inconspicuous translucent glandular dots.
Petals 2–5 (7) mm. long, 1–2 times as long as the sepals, apricot-yellow becoming orange-yellow or orange, occasionally marked with red, eglandular.
Sepals subequal or unequal, oblong to deltoid or lanceolate, obtuse or acute, with translucent glandular longitudinal lines and submarginal dots.
Flowers solitary, terminal, or in few-flowered monochasial cymes and then appearing axillary.
Stamens 15–27, irregularly arranged or in three indistinct groups.
Ovary 1-locular; styles (2) 3 (4), 0·7–1·5 mm. long, free.
Fruit capsular, (2) 3 (4)-valved.
Perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Distribution

Hypericum scioanum world distribution map, present in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428608-1
WFO ID wfo-0000728286
COL ID 3NQ5Y
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Synonyms

Hypericum stolzii Hypericum thoralfi Hypericum afropalustre Hypericum scioanum