Hypericaceae
Hypericum

Hypericum roeperianum G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 96 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea, Nigeria to W. Cameroon, Ethiopia to Mpumalanga. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robson, N.K.B. (1985). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae). 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 12: 163-325.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robson, N.K.B. (1985). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae). 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 12: 163-325.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 96 (1847).
  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 186 (1974).
  • Bamps in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 41: 441 (1971)
  • Bamps in Distr. Pl. Afr. 3, map 75 (1971).
  • Bamps in Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Guttif.: 12 (1970)
  • Killick & Robson in Flora of Southern Africa 22: 16 (1976).
  • Milne-Redh. in Flora of Tropical East Africa, Hyperic.: 3 (1953).
  • Moggi & Pisacchi in Webbia, 22: 244, fig. 2, map 2 (1967), pro parte excl. subsp. gnidiifolium.
  • N. Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 380 (1961).
  • N. Robson in Kew Bulletin 12: 444 (1958)
  • Spirlet, Guttif., Contr. Fl. Congo: 8 (1966).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8600] Cameroon K000105153 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [667] Cameroon K000197848 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8787] Cameroon K000105152 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1677] Cameroon K000026996 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [42] Cameroon K000026993 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4381 A] Cameroon K000026995 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Schimper [132] Ethiopia K000242641 Isolectotype Yes
Massunde, J. [JM754] Mozambique K001346361 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3124] Cameroon K000105135 Yes
Goyder, D. J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J. C. [8613] Angola K001581916 Yes
Bamps, P. [1556] Cameroon K000105130 Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5495] Cameroon K000105131 Yes
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [25219] Nigeria Hypericum riparium K002128854 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0