Hypericum kiboense

Hypericum kiboense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Species:	H. kiboense
Binomial name
Hypericum kiboense Oliv.
Synonyms
Hypericum conjunctum sensu Agnew Hypericum kiloense sensu H.H. Hypericum sp. A sensu Milne-Redh.

Hypericum kiboense is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section Adenosepalum, subsection Adenosepalum.[1]

Description

The species is a shrub that grows to be 2.5 m tall with orange or red stems. Its flowers are golden and tinged red and are 15–20 mm in diameter.[2]

Distribution

Hypericum kiboense is found in Uganda, Kenya, (including the forests of Cherangani hills,[3]) and North Tanzania[4]

References

1. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes
2. Hypericum MySpecies Retrieved 9/6/16
3. Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Vivian, Kathambi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guangwan; Wang, Qingfeng (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys (120): 1–90. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.120.30274. PMC 6483958. PMID 31065231.
4. GBIF Online Retrieved 9/6/16