Hypericum aegypticum

Hypericum aegypticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae[1]
Genus: Hypericum
Species: H. aegypticum
Binomial name
Hypericum aegypticum

Hypericum aegypticum is an evergreen shrub in the genus Hypericum.

Description

The species grows to be 1–2 feet tall.[2] Its flower petals are yellow and its leaves are blue-green.[3] It flowers from December to July.

Dispersion

It can be found frequently in the wild and is indigenous to Malta. It was placed on the Red List in 1989 in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book.[4]

Naming

Alternate Names

Hypericum aegypticum has many synonyms including Hypericum webii, Triadina aegypticum, and Triadina webii.[5] It is also referred to as Egyptian Saint John's Wort.[6]

Name Status

Hypericum Aegypticum is an unresolved name according to the WCSP.[7]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Royal Horticultural Society
  2. ↑ Alpine Garden Society
  3. ↑ smGrowers
  4. ↑ Malta Wild Plants
  5. ↑ USDA Agricultural Research Service: GRIN Taxonomy
  6. ↑ Garden Away
  7. ↑ The Plant List


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