Hypericum fieriense
Encyclopedia
Hypericum fieriense is a species of flowering plant
in the Hypericaceae
family.
It is found only in Yemen
.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
and rocky areas.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Hypericaceae
Hypericaceae
Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales. Molecular data supports its monophyly. Some systematists treat it as a subfamily of the Clusiaceae. When it is accepted as a distinct family, it contains the following genera:* Cratoxylum Blume...
family.
It is found only in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
and rocky areas.
- The rarest of the shrubby Hypericum species on Soqotra; only known from two locations. Most likely to be confused with H. scopulorum or H. tortuosum but readily distinguished by the pubescent stems and leaves.
Physical description
Semi-evergreen . Small, rounded , dense shrub with stiff, erect stems. Grows larger in warmer areas.Source
- Miller, A. 2004. Hypericum fieriense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.