Hypericum kiboense
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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: | Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum |
| Species: | H. kiboense
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum kiboense | |
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Hypericum kiboense is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section Adenosepalum, subsection Adenosepalum.[1]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
Hypericum kiboense is found in Uganda, Kenya, (including the forests of Cherangani hills,[3]) and North Tanzania[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Vivian, Kathambi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guangwan; Wang, Qingfeng (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys. 120: 1–90.
- ^ GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16
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