Hypericum nitidum subsp. exile

(W. P. Adams) N. Robson

Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 23: 67. 1993.

Conservation concern
Basionym: Hypericum exile W. P. Adams Contr. Gray Herb. 189: 33. 1962
Synonyms: H. galioides var. cubense Grisebach
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 80.

Plants with ± few, slender, little-branched stems from base, 3–10 dm. Leaf blades 9–26 × 0.5–0.8 mm, chartaceous, margins tightly inrolled, apex acute to long-acuminate. Inflorescences with terminal dichasium 3–7-flowered. Sepal apices acute to long-acuminate. Capsules cylindric to narrowly conic. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Open pine woods in sand
Elevation: 10 m

Distribution

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Fla., West Indies (w Cuba), Central America.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Norman K. B. Robson +
(W. P. Adams) N. Robson +
Hypericum exile +
Fla. +, West Indies (w Cuba) +  and Central America. +
Open pine woods in sand +
Flowering spring (Apr–May). +
Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. +
Conservation concern +
H. galioides var. cubense +
Hypericum nitidum subsp. exile +
Hypericum nitidum +
subspecies +