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Hypericum japonicum
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Family:
HYPERICACEAE
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Citation: Hypericum japonicum Thunb. ex Murr. in L., Syst. Veg. 702. 1784; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 256. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 70(51). 1915; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 18. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 53. 1988; S.N. Biswas in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 69. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 37. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 29. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 53. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 23. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 29. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 20. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 69. 2005; K.Vivek. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 326. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 132. 2009.
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Description:
Erect herbs. Leaves, simple, opposite, decussate, 8-10 x 4 mm, lanceolate, apex acute, base auricled, 3-ribbed, glabrous. Flowers solitary axillary or in terminal cymes; yellow, pedicels 5 mm long. Sepals 3 x 1 mm, oblong, obtuse, many-ribbed. Petals yellow, 4 x 1.5 mm, oblong. Stamens many, free. Ovary 1-celled, ellipsoid, styles 3, 1 mm long. Capsule 3 x 2 mm, smooth; seeds many, 0.5 x 0.3 mm, oblong 7-ribbed.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Water logged areas in grasslands and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia and New Zealand and East Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Ichampetty, Pothumala, Thannikkudy, Kavalappara, Karimalagopuram, Sispara, Ponnambalamedu, Chandanathode, Manantody, Santhanpara
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