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Taxon: Hypericum canariense L.

Genus: Hypericum section: Webbia
Family: Hypericaceae. Also placed in: Clusiaceae
Nomen number: 19562
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 2:784. 1753
Typification: View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project of the Natural History Museum of London.
Name verified on: 10-Jun-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 21-Jun-2007
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


SPECIES RESTRICTED AS A STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
CA*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

Common names:

  • Canary Island St. John's-wort   (Source: Dluglosh & Parker) – English

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Macaronesia: Spain - Canary Islands

      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • AUSTRALASIA
    Australia: Australia [s.]
    New Zealand: New Zealand
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California
  • PACIFIC
    North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii

References:

  • Bramwell, D. & Z. Bramwell. 1974. Wild flowers of the Canary islands.
  • Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource).
  • Dlugosch, K. M. & I. M. Parker. 2007. Molecular and quantitative trait variation across the native range of the invasive species Hypericum canariense: evidence for ancient patterns of colonization via pre-adaptation? Molec. Ecol. 16:4269–4283.
  • Dlugosch, K. M. & I. M. Parker. 2008. Founding events in species invasions: genetic variation, adaptive evolution, and the role of multiple introductions. Molec. Ecol. 17:431–449.
  • Dlugosch, K. M. & I. M. Parker. 2008. Invading populations of an ornamental shrub show rapid life history evolution despite genetic bottlenecks. Ecol. Letters 11:701–709.
  • Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
  • Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres.
  • Lems, K. 1960. Floristic botany of the Canary islands.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Robson, N. K. B. 1996. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae): 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 26:134–137.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Hypericum canariense L.:


Images:

  • Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?19562 (21 May 2013)

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