Hypericum forrestii
| Hypericum forrestii | |
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| botanical garden specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | H. forrestii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson | |
Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae native to Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, and northeastern Burma. It is a semi-evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad, with oval leaves which turn red in autumn, and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent stamens in late summer.[1][2]
Common names include Forrest's tutsan[3] and Forrest's St. John's wort.
It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,[4] and as an invasive species.[5] It may be under-recorded due to confusion with other hypericums such as Hypericum 'Hidcote'.[4]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6] It was named in honour of George Forrest (1873-1932), who discovered it.
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Plants for a future. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 "Hypericum forrestii (Forrest`s Tutsan)". Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora. Biological Records Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "Hypericum forrestii". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hypericum forrestii". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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