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 |