Hypericum grandifolium

Hypericum grandifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	Hypericum sect. Androsaemum
Species:	H. grandifolium
Binomial name
	Hypericum grandifolium; Choisy

Hypericum grandifolium is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is an evergreen shrub up to 1.8 m in height, with dark green, leathery leaves covered with warty glands, and bright yellow flowers up to 4.5 cm broad. It is an important constituent of the shrub layer in the laurisilva of La Gomera.

Hypericum grandifolium has shown analgesic properties in studies on mice.^[1]

Its common name in Spanish is malfurada.

References[]

^ Bonkanka, C. X., et al. (2011). Antinociceptive activity of Hypericum grandifolium Choisy in mice. Journal of Natural Medicines 65(1) 122-28.

Further reading[]

Bramwell, D & Z. Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd. 1974.
Scönfelder, P. & I. Scönfelder. Die Kosmos Kanarenflora. Kosmos. 2005.

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[bonk-1] Bonkanka, C. X., et al. (2011). Antinociceptive activity of Hypericum grandifolium Choisy in mice. Journal of Natural Medicines 65(1) 122-28.

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