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Hypericaceae
Sign in to saveHypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales, comprising six to nine genera and up to 700 species, and commonly known as the '''St. John's wort family'. Members are found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats. Hypericum and Triadenum'' occur in temperate regions but other genera are mostly tropical.
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Hypericaceae is a family of plants within the order Malpighiales. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The taxonomic type for this family is Hypericum. Common names for the group include Dazı, Hipericàcia, třezalkovité, Perikon-familien, and perikumfamilien. The family produces fruits in the form of capsules and berries.
Records for Hypericaceae have been documented in Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe. These records are held by institutions such as MEL, CAS, UCSB, the University of Maine, and BRIT. The family has an accepted taxonomic status.
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Species
perikumfamilien
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyHypericaceae
General: for the Hypericaceae as delimited here (Ruhfel et al., 2011; Nurk et al., 2013a Appearance: "Key to genera of Neotropical Hypericaceae 1. Plant
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,759
- With media
- 1,634
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Collections
- MEL, CAS, UCSB, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, BRIT, CM
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, United States, Japan, Ecuador
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales, comprising six to nine genera and up to 700 species, and commonly known as the '''St. John's wort family'. Members are found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats. Hypericum and Triadenum occur in temperate regions but other genera are mostly tropical.
==Characteristics== Members of this family are annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. The leaves are simple and entire, in opposite pairs; they are sometimes dotted with black or translucent glandular spots. The inflorescence consists of a branched, flat-topped cluster, each flower being radially symmetrical, with a superior ovary. Flowers have the following components: sepals, four or five, which tend to persist; petals four or five, usually yellow, sometimes dotted with black specks; stamens many, on long filaments; styles, three to five, often fused at the base. The fruit has a dehiscent capsule which splits open when ripe to release the fine black seed.
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