''Hypericum'' sect. ''Adenosepalum'' is one of 36

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in the genus '' Hypericum.'' Its type species is ''

Hypericum montanum ''Hypericum montanum'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hypericum'' commonly known as pale St. John's-wort or mountain St. John's wort. It is native to Eurasia and Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the west ...

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Distribution

Species in the section are found primarily in Western and Central Europe, Central Russia, the Caucasus, and Morocco.

Description

The section contains a variety of types of plants including

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s, shrublets, and wiry or soft

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

s that grow to be up to tall. If the species in the section are woody, they will be deciduous. They will either be glabrous or have simple hairs and have dark black glands on their leaves. The leaves are placed opposite but in very rare cases are 3-whorled.

Species

Section ''Adenosepalum'' contains thirty species divided into four subsections as well as two nothospecies. In addition, ''H. annulatum'' has three recognized subspecies and ''H. aethiopicum'' has two. * Family '' Hypericaceae'' Juss. ** Genus '' Hypericum'' L. ***''Hypericum'' sect. ''Adenosepalum'' Spach. **** subsect. ''Adenosepalum'' *****'' H. annulatum'' Moris ****** ''H.'' ''annulatum'' subsp. ''afromontanum'' (Bullock) N. Robson ****** ''H.'' ''annulatum'' subsp. ''annulatum'' ****** ''H.'' ''annulatum'' subsp. ''intermedium'' (Steud. ex A.Rich.) N.Robson ***** '' H. athoum'' Boiss. & Orph. ***** ''H.'' ''atomarium'' Boiss. ***** ''H.'' ''cuisinii'' Barbey ***** ''H.'' ''delphicum'' Boiss. & Heldr. ***** '' H. lanuginosum'' Lam. *****'' H. montanum'' L. (Type Species) ***** ''H.'' ''reflexum'' L.f. **** subsect. ''Aethiopica'' N. Robson *****'' H. abilianum'' N. Robson *****'' H. aethiopicum'' Thunb. ****** ''H.'' ''aethiopicum'' subsp. ''aethiopicum'' ****** ''H.'' ''aethiopicum'' subsp. ''sonderi'' (Bredell) N. Robson ***** ''H.'' ''afrum'' Lam. *****'' H. conjungens'' N. Robson *****'' H. glandulosum'' Aiton *****'' H. kiboënse'' Oliv. **** subsect. ''Caprifolia'' ***** ''H.'' ''caprifolium'' Boiss. ***** '' H. coadunatum'' Chr. Sm. ***** ''H.'' ''collenetteae'' N. Robson ***** '' H. naudinianum'' Coss. & Durieu ***** ''H.'' ''psilophytum'' (Diels) Maire ***** '' H. pubescens'' Boiss. ***** ''H.'' ''scruglii'' Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri ***** '' H. sinaicum'' Hochst. ex Boiss. ***** ''H.'' ''somaliense'' N. Robson ***** '' H. tomentosum'' L. **** ''Huber-Morathii'' group ***** '' H. decaisneanum'' Coss. & Daveau ***** '' H. formosissimum'' Takht. ***** '' H. huber-morathii'' N. Robson ***** '' H. minutum'' P.H.Davis & Poulter ***** '' H. sechmenii'' Ocak & O.Koyuncu **** Nothospecies ***** ''H.'' × ''joerstadii'' Lid ***** ''H. pubescens'' × ''tomentosum''

References

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