Hypericum hakonense var. rubropunctatum




Family Hypericaceae (alt. Guttiferae)
Scientific name Hypericum hakonense Franchet & Savatier var. rubropunctatum (Makino) Y. Kimura
Synonyms Hypericum rubropunctatum Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) aka-ten otogiri (アカテンオトギリ, 赤点弟切 [meaning: red spotted otogiri-sou (otogiri-sou = Hypericum erectum Thunberg)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Alpine or subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=16 (2x)
Description Plants electing 10-20cm tall. Leaves ca. 10-30mm long, red spotted. Flowers yellow ca. 1-1.5cm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Hypericum hakonense Franch. & Sav.
Hypericum rubropunctatum Makino
A karyomorphological study of the genusHypericum (Hypericaceae) in Japan
Note Endemic to Japan.
Hypericum hakonense Franchet & Savatier var. rubropunctatum (Makino) Y. Kimura occurs in relatively limitted high mountain area (altitude over 2,000m).



July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland
July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland



July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland
July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland
July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland



July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland