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Nomenclature
Hypericum asplundii N. Robson
Nomenclature
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Section: sect. BrathysSubsection: subsect. Phellotes
Media
DIAGNOSTIC DESCRIPTION
Shrublet c. 0-22 m tall, diffuse, with branches erect or ascending from rooting base, lateral and pseudo-dichotomous. Stems reddish-brown, 4-lined and ancipitous when young, eventually terete, internodes 4-8 mm long; cortex exfoliating in strips. Leaves sessile, ascending to spreading from above base, persistent until brown, sometimes subsequently breaking off above base; lamina 7-13 x 1.3-1.8 mm, linear, plane, apically subconcave, not carinate or glaucous, concolorous, subcoriaceous; apex acute, base parallel or slightly broadened, not or scarcely sheathing, free or united with stem-line apex to form very narrow interfoliar ridge; basal veins 1(3), unbranched, tertiary reticulation not visible; laminar glands rather dense to sparse and not impressed above, sparse or absent beneath. Inflorescence 1(2-3)- flowered, terminal and 1-flowered on short lateral or on pseudo-dichotomous branches; peduncle and pedicels 2-4 mm long; upper leaves foliose, bracts smaller. Flowers 12-15 mm in diam., stellate. Sepals 6-7 x 1.2-1.5 mm, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acute, cucullate; veins 3-5, branched, midrib not prominent; glands linear to striiform. Petals bright yellow, tinged red in bud, 9-10 x 4-5 mm, c. 1.3 x sepals, obovate, apiculus obtuse; glands linear to striiform. Stamens 35-50, longest 5-6.5 mm long, c. 0.6 x petals. Ovary 2.5 x 1.5 mm, ovoid; styles 3, 2-2.5 mm long, 0.8-1 x ovary, outcurving; stigmas broadly capitate. Capsule (mature) and seeds not seen.