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Botanical Family · Malpighiales

Hypericaceae

Hypericum Family

3 speciesOrder Malpighiales2+ well-known plants

The Hypericaceae family (Hypericum Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Malpighiales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 3 species. Its members are predominantly shrubs. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Japanese St. Johns wort and Mysore St. John's Wort.

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Representative HYPERICACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Hypericaceae
Key pattern

Opposite leaves dotted with translucent or black glandular spots, visible when held to the light; bright yellow, five-petalled flowers carry numerous stamens fused at the base into several distinct bundles, ripening into a capsule.

The translucent leaf-gland dots and the photosensitising, mildly toxic compound hypericin they contain underpin St. John's wort's long history in traditional and modern herbal medicine.

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Herb
Shrub

Typical leaf characters

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Japanese St. Johns WortHypericum japonicumMysore St. John's WortHypericum mysurense

All 3 species in HYPERICACEAE

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