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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 |
| Series: | Hypericum ser. Hypericum |
| Species: | H. yezoense
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| Binomial name | |
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Hypericum yezoense[a], the Yezo St John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family Hypericaceae. Native to Japan, Sakhalin, and the Kurils,
Description
editVegetative structures
editHypericum yezoense is a perennial herb that usually grows 10–30 centimeters tall. Most of the time, it grows upright, but sometimes grows outwards along the ground from a rooting base. It has many stems that normally grow in dense tufts, but are rarely solitary. The stems may or may not be branched, and have two lines running along their length that have black point-shaped glands. The internodes are 1.2–2.8 cm long, and the leaves are directly attached to the stems.[2]
The leaf blades are 0.8–2.0 cm long by 0.3–0.9 cm wide. The uppermost leaves are ovate in shape, while lower ones are more lance-shaped or narrowly oblong. They are a slightly paler color on the underside and have a papery texture. The leaf tip is blunt to round, the edges are smooth, and the base is wedge-shaped and somewhat embraces the stem. There are two to three pairs of veins on the leaf. Most of the glands on the leaves are pale and point-shaped, but there are some that are black and point-shaped around the edges.[2]
Flowering structures
editThe flower clusters (inflorescence) have 3–9 flowers from one or two nodes, creating a corymb-like or roughly pyramidal shape. The bracts are the same shape as the leaves, but somewhat smaller, and there are bracteoles that are 0.4–0.5 cm long and narrowly lance-shaped. The flowers themselves are 1.5–2.0 cm wide, and have petals arranged in a star shape. When budding, they are a narrow ovoid shape with a somewhat acute point. There are five sepals of varying lengths, 0.4–0.6 cm long and 0.1–0.2 cm wide. They are erect when the plant is budding and fruiting, and are a lance-like shape with an acute point and smooth edges. The sepals have three to five veins, and point-shaped glands that are mostly pale but rarely black. The flower has five pale yellow petals that are 0.8–1.2 cm long and 0.35–0.5 cm wide, roughly twice as large as the sepals. They are asymmetric, with mostly smooth edges. On the surface of the petals are pale glands while on the edges are are irregularly spaced black glands.[2]
There are around 30–50 stamens per flower, bundled into three fascicles. The longest stamens are 0.8–1.0 cm long, just shorter than the petals, and all have a black anther gland. The ovary is three-celled and measures 0.30–0.32 cm long and 0.15–0.20 cm wide. There are three free styles, and the stigmas have a narrow rounded head. The seed capsule is 0.5–0.8 cm long by 0.3–0.4 cm wide, and is an ovoid shape with valves along its length. The seeds inside are dark brown and are a 0.1–0.13 cm long cylinder.[2]
Similar species
editHypericum yezoense is similar to H. momoseanum from central Honshu, but can be told apart by its separate distribution and the reduced size of its inflorescence.[2]
Chemistry
editEtymology
editOne origin of the genus name Hypericum is that it is derived from the Greek words hyper (above) and eikon (picture), in reference to the tradition of hanging the plant over religious icons in the home.[3] The specific epithet
Its Japanese name is エゾオトギリwhich can be transliterated as ezo otogiri and means Yezo St John's wort.[4]
Taxonomy
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| Cladogram showing the relationships between species of series Hypericum[5] |
Hypericum yezoense was originally described by Karl Maximovich in 1886.[1]
- Hypericum attenuatum var. fruticulosum Reis. Amur-Land., Bot.: 119
- Hypericum mororanense R.Keller in Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 640 (1897)
- Hypericum mororanense f. tetragynum H.Lév. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 502 (1906)
- Hypericum oliganthemum R.Keller in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 553 (1904)
- Hypericum porphyrandrum H.Lév. & Vaniot in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 330 (1909)
- Hypericum procumbens R.Keller in Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 639 (1897), nom. illeg.
- Hypericum pseudonikkoense H.Koidz. in J. Pl. Iwateken 2(2): 87 (1937)
- Hypericum yoitiense H.Koidz. in J. Pl. Iwateken 2(2): 101 (1937)[1]
In 2002, British botanist Norman Robson analyzed the crown series of Hypericum as a part of his monograph on the genus, and placed H. yezoense as a member of this series Hypericum. Robson informally grouped H. tosaense, H. iwatelittorale, and H. momoseanum into a "derivative Japanese H. yezoense group" within the series.[6]
Distribution, habitat, and ecology
editHypericum yezoense is found in temperate regions from south Sakhalin to northern Japan, and on the Kuril Islands.[1] The species was once recorded in Korea, but later analysis by Arika Kimura found this to be erroneous.[2] Its habitat is are rocky or grassy places in the mountains and by the sea.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Also styled as Hypericum yezoënse
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hypericum yezoense Maxim.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Robson 2002, p. 117.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 172.
- ^ a b "Hypericum yezoense Maxim.". Tsuyuzaki Shiro. Hokkaido University. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Robson 2002, p. 63.
- ^ Robson 2002, p. 62-63.
Bibliography
edit- Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names: a quick reference guide to 4000 garden plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2.
- Robson, Norman (2002). "Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 4(2). Section 9. Hypericum sensu lato (part 2): subsection 1. Hypericum series 1. Hypericum" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany. 32 (2). ISSN 0968-0446.