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Hypericeae

Hypericeae is a tribe of the Hypericaceae family that contains the genus Hypericum. It was first described by Jacques Choisy, a Swiss botanist, in 1821 in the 32nd issue of Prodr. Monogr. Hypėric. It was also later described by Adolf Engler in 1895 in the Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam.

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Hypericeae
Temporal range:
Hypericum perforatum L.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Tribe: Hypericeae
Choisy (1821)
Genera

Hypericeae is a tribe of the Hypericaceae family that contains the genus Hypericum.2 It was first described by Jacques Choisy, a Swiss botanist, in 1821 in the 32nd issue of Prodr. Monogr. Hypėric. It was also later described by Adolf Engler in 1895 in the Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam.3

Description

The tribe contains herbs and shrubs, with several common characteristics. Their ovaries all have 3-5 lateral membrane placenta, and are either incomplete or with 3-5 locules. Their seeds lack wings, and their cotyledons are normally shorter than their hypocotyls.3

References

References

  1. "Malpighiales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. "Hypericeae". Canadensys. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. Engler, Adolf (1895). "1. Hypericum - Hypericeae Engl". U. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3 (6): 205. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019 – via FRPS.