| Hypericum repens | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | Hypericum sect. Oligostema |
| Species: | H. repens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum repens | |
Hypericum repens is a prostrate, perennial herb up to 10 cm high, with rooting, hairless shoots, up to 20 cm long. Leaves opposite, simple, entire, elliptical to narrowly spathulate with rounded top, 5-9 x 3–4 mm and black dots (glands) on the margin. Flowers actinomorphic in cymose inflorescence, petals golden yellow, with red nerves, glands present on sepals and petals. Flowers May–July (August). Fruit a capsule. [1]
Habitat
Dry rocky slopes and openings in pine forest, waste land or field edges, on limestone or igneous formations at 0–1450 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, found in Troödos area, Limassol district, ( Trimiklini), the Makheras forest (Makheras Monastery, Mandra tou Kambiou), Nicosia area where it is fairly common ( Yeri, Latsia, Potamia), Kannavia and Kyrenia area.
References
- ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2