Hypericum annulatum
| Hypericum annulatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum |
| Species: | H. annulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum annulatum Moris
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Hypericum annulatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is closely related to Hypericum montanum which is its sister species.
Taxonomy[]
Hypericum annulatum was first described in 1827 by Moris in Stirp. Sard. volume 9. The holotype and isotype were both collected in Sardinia.[1]
Subspecies[]
Hypericum annulatum has three subspecies:
- Hypericum annulatum subsp. afromontanum
- Hypericum annulatum subsp. annulatum
- Hypericum annulatum subsp. intermedium
Description[]
The species is a perennial herb that grows 0.2-0.75 meters tall. Its stems are green to reddish in color.[2]
Medical use[]
Hypericum annulatum contains a newly discovered isocoumarin called . This modestly inhibits the growth of human chronic myeloid leukaemia LAMA-84 cells.[3]
References[]
- ^ "HYPERICUM annulatum Moris [family GUTTIFERAE] on JSTOR". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Hypericum: MySpecies Retrieved 3 November 2015
- ^ Nedialkov, PT; Zheleva-Dimitrova, D; Girreser, U; Kitanov, GM (2007). "A new isocoumarin from Hypericum annulatum". Nat Prod Res. 21 (12): 1056–60. doi:10.1080/14786410701567762. PMID 17852739. S2CID 42303845.
Categories:
- Hypericum