01080nas a2200133 4500008004100000245011000041210006900151300001000220490000700230520061500237100002300852700002300875856004800898 2015 eng d00aHypericum robsonii spec. nova sect. Trigynobrathys (Hypericaceae) from the Misiones Province in Argentina0 aHypericum robsonii spec nova sect Trigynobrathys Hypericaceae fr a17-290 v553 a
Plant collections conducted in connection with ethnobotanical studies carried
out with the Guaraní peoples of Misiones Province, Argentina, resulted in the discovery
of a new species of Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae), which is characterized by
its epigeous herbaceous scions produced seasonally from subterranean stems or
roots. This species, H. robsonii H. A. Keller & S. Crockett, is described and illustrated
for the first time. Information about its ecology, habitat and distribution,
phenology and ethnobotany is provided.