Hypericum kiusianum




Family Hypericaceae (alt. Guttiferae)
Scientific name Hypericum kiusianum Koidzumi
Synonyms Hypericum pseudopetiolatum R. Keller var. kiusianum (Y. Kimura) Y. Kimura
Common name (Japanese common name) nagasaki-otogiri (ナガサキオトギリ, 長崎弟切 [meaning: Nagasaki City otogiri weed (otogiri = Hypericum weeds; original Japanese meaning is murderer of younger brother)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants electing 30-40cm tall. Leaves 2-3.5cm long, with many white sopts (at surface) and small number of black spots (at edge). Flowers yellow (with black spots at edge) ca. 1cm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Taxonomical Studies on the Hypericum pseudopetiolatum Complex : III. Taxonomy
Allozyme Variation in Hypericum pseudopetiolatum R. KELLER (Hypericaceae) in Hokkaido and Tohoku District
A karyomorphological study of the genusHypericum (Hypericaceae) in Japan
Note Some authors have described that occurs also in Pacific Ocean side of Honshu (west of Kanto region).



July 2008
at Mt. Rokko
July 2008
at Mt. Rokko
July 2008
at Mt. Rokko



July 2008
at Mt. Rokko
July 2008
at Mt. Rokko