Hypericum forrestii
Hypericum forrestii | |
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botanical garden specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Genus: | Hypericum |
Species: | H. forrestii |
Binomial name | |
Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson | |
Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae native to Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, and northeastern Burma. It is a semi-evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad, with oval leaves which turn red in autumn, and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent stamens in late summer.[1][2]
Common names include Forrest's tutsan and Forrest's St. John's wort.
It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,[3] and as an invasive species.[4] It may be under-recorded due to confusion with other hypericums such as H. 'Hidcote'.[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5] It was named in honour of George Forrest (1873-1932), who discovered it.
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Plants for a future. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hypericum forrestii (Forrest`s Tutsan)". Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora. Biological Records Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hypericum forrestii". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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