The section Adenosepalum of genus Hypericum contains thirty species and two hybrids, as well as five recognized subspecies, in four subsections. The section was described by French botanist Édouard Spach and its type species is Hypericum montanum. Species in Adenosepalum are found in Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Morocco. They are shrubs, shrublets, and herbs that grow to be 2.5 meters in height with glabrous or simple hairs, black glands on their leaves, which are placed opposite or are 3-whorled.

Species

Subsection or hybrid Binomial and common name Author Yr Type Habitat Distribution Map Image Ref
Adenosepalum H. annulatum Moris 1827 Perennial herb Balkans, Saudi Arabia, East Africa
H. annulatum subsp. afromontanum (Bullock) N.Robson Perennial herb Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
H. annulatum subsp. annulatum Perennial herb Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, Balkans, Switzerland
H. annulatum subsp. intermedium (Steud. ex A.Rich.) N.Robson Perennial herb Northeast Africa, Arabian Peninsula
H. athoum Boiss. & Orph. 1867 Perennial herb Rock crevices, rocky places in shade Greece
H. atomarium Boiss. 1827 Perennial herb Stony places near streams, damp shade Greece, Turkey, Portugal (Naturalized)
H. cuisinii Barbey 1885 Perennial herb Near springs, calcareous rock fissures Greece, Turkey
H. delphicum Boiss. & Heldr. 1854 Perennial herb Damp & shady areas around rocks Greece
H. lanuginosum (Downy St. John's Wort) Lam. 1797 Perennial herb Damp & shady areas around rocks Middle East, Turkey, Cyprus
H. montanum (Pale St. John's Wort) L. 1755 Perennial herb Woods, thickets, gravelly soils Eurasia, Morocco Flowers July–August
H. reflexum L.f. 1782 Shrub Damp cliffs & walls, around springs & rocky streams Canary Islands
Aethiopica H. abilianum N.Robson 1980 Subshrub Among grass and low shrubs Angola
H. aethiopicum Thunb. 1800 Perennial herb Open grasslands, seasonal swamps, bare areas Southern Africa
H. aethiopicum subsp. aethiopicum
H. aethiopicum subsp. sonderi (Bredell) N.Robson
H. afrum Lam. 1797 Perennial herb Marshes, streamsides, damp moors Tunisia, Algeria
H. conjungens N.Robson 1958 Shrub/subshrub Central Africa
H. glandulosum (Malfurada del Monte) Aiton 1789 Shrub Canary Islands, Madeira
H. kiboënse Oliv. 1887 Shrub/Subshrub Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Caprifolia H. caprifolium Boiss. 1838 Perennial herb Western Spain
H. coadunatum Chr. Sm. 1825 Subshrub/Perennial herb Canary Islands
H. collenetteae N.Robson 1993 Subshrub/Perennial herb Saudi Arabia
H. naudinianum Coss. & Durieu 1855 Perennial herb Near streamsides & waterfalls Morocco, Algeria
H. psilophytum (Diels) Maire 1935 Perennial herb Morocco, Algeria
H. pubescens Boiss. 1838 Perennial herb Southern Iberia, North Africa
H. scruglii Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri 2010 Perennial herb Sardinia
H. sinaicum Hochst. ex Boiss. 1867 Perennial herb Egypt, Arabian Peninsula
H. somaliense N.Robson 1958 Perennial herb Somalia
H. tomentosum L. 1753 Perennial herb Western Mediterranean
Huber-Morathii H. decaisneanum Coss. & Daveau 1889 Perennial herb Western Libya
H. formosissimum Takht. 1940 Perennial herb Among limestone rocks Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey
H. huber-morathii N.Robson 1967 Perennial herb Among limestone rocks Southwest Turkey
H. minutum P.H.Davis & Poulter 1954 Perennial herb Southwest Turkey
H. sechmenii Ocak & O.Koyuncu 2009 Perennial herb Among limestone rocks Central Turkey Two localities in Gunyuzu, Turkey
Hybrid H. × joerstadii (H. glandulosum × H. reflexum) Lid 1968 Intermediate Shrub Canary Islands [1][2][3][4][5]
H. pubescens × tomentosum Morocco, Western Spain [6][7][8]

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