Hypericum socotranum (Nomenclature)
Diagnostic description:
Stem internodes 4-16 mm long, shorter than leaves. Leaves 12-24 x 5-10 mm, elliptic to oblanceolate, acute or apiculate to obtuse, with 1-3(5) ± basal veins, and gland dots visible on dorsal surface. Inflorescence 1-flowered; pedicel 1-6 mm long. Sepals 5-6.5 x 2.5-3 mm, apiculate to obtuse. Petals 15-30 x 9-15 mm. Stamen fascicles 8-12 mm long. Ovary ovoid-conic; styles 0.3-0.6 coherent. Capsule 12-13 x 6-7 mm.
Distribution:
Socotra, western (Qallansiyah region); 210 m.