''Hypericum collenetteae'' is a species of flowering plant of the St. John's wort family ( Hypericaceae) that is found in Saudi Arabia.

Taxonomy

''Hypericum collenetteae'' was first described by Norman Robson in 1993. Robson spelt the specific epithet ''collenettiae''. This is corrected to ''collenetteae'' in the International Plant Names Index entry. According to the

International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants The ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants, fungi and a few other groups of organisms, all those "trad ...

, Article 60.8, a connecting ''i'' is not used in epithets formed from personal names ending with a vowel.

Iris Sheila Collenette Iris Sheila Collenette (née Darnton) (26 August 1927 – 24 July 2017) was a British botanist, plant collector, and author noted for her work on the flora of Saudi Arabia, particularly her books ''An illustrated guide to the flowers of Saudi Arab ...

is noted for her work on the botany of Saudi Arabia, and collected the holotype of this species. The placement of ''H. collenetteae'' within ''Hypericum'' can be summarized as follows: '' Hypericum'' : ''Hypericum'' subg. ''Hypericum'' :: ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Adenosepalum'' ::: subsect. ''Adenosepalum'' ::: subsect. ''Aethiopica'' ::: ''Huber-Morathii'' group ::: subsect. ''Caprifolia'' :::: '' H. caprifolium'' :::: '' H. coadunatum'' :::: ''H. collenetteae'' :::: '' H. naudinianum'' :::: '' H. psilophytum'' :::: '' H. pubescens'' :::: '' H. scruglii'' :::: '' H. sinaicum'' :::: '' H. somaliense'' :::: '' H. tomentosum''

References

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