Hypericum kiboense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Species:
H. kiboense
Binomial name
Hypericum kiboense
Synonyms
  • Hypericum conjunctum sensu Agnew
  • Hypericum kiloense sensu H.H.
  • Hypericum sp. A sensu Milne-Redh.

Hypericum kiboense is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section Adenosepalum, subsection Adenosepalum.[1]

Description

The species is a shrub that grows to be 2.5 m tall with orange or red stems. Its flowers are golden and tinged red and are 15–20 mm in diameter.[2]

Distribution

Hypericum kiboense is found in Uganda, Kenya, (including the forests of Cherangani hills,[3]) and North Tanzania[4]

References

  1. ^ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes
  2. ^ Hypericum MySpecies Retrieved 9/6/16
  3. ^ Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Vivian, Kathambi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guangwan; Wang, Qingfeng (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys. 120: 1–90.
  4. ^ GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16
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