Hypericum canariense
| Hypericum canariense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | H. canariense |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum canariense L. | |
Hypericum canariense is a species of St. John's-wort known by the common name Canary Islands St. John's-wort.
Among its numerous aliases in Spanish are granadillo, espanta demonios, flor de cruz, and leña de brujas.[1]
Distribution
It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it grows in the coastal scrub and moist forested slopes of the five westernmost islands. It is also known as an introduced species in Australia, New Zealand, and the US states of California and Hawaii, where it is an escaped ornamental plant and generally considered a minor noxious weed.
Description
This is a flowering shrub growing 2–3 metres (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in) in height. Its many stems bear waxy lance-shaped leaves 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) long. The plentiful flowers each have five bright to deep yellow petals each just over a centimeter long and many yellowish whiskery stamens. It reproduces via the seed in its dehiscent dry fruits and also vegetatively via rhizome.
References
- ↑ "Granadillo (Hypericum canariense)". Atlas rural de Gran Canaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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