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Hypericum kiboense

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Hypericum kiboense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Species:
H. kiboense
Binomial name
Hypericum kiboense
File:Distribution of Hypericum kiboense.png
Synonyms
  • Hypericum conjunctum sensu Agnew
  • Hypericum kiloense sensu H.H.
  • Hypericum sp. A sensu Milne-Redh.

Hypericum kiboense is a shrub in the genus Hypericum, in the section Adenosepalum, in the subsection Adenosepalum.[1]

Description

The species 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, and North Tanzania[3]

References

  1. ^ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes
  2. ^ Hypericum MySpecies Retrieved 9/6/16
  3. ^ GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16