Hypericaceae
Hypericum

Hypericum olympicum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 784 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & Central Balkan Peninsula to NW. Türkiye. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Ireland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Robson, N.K.B. (2010). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae) 5(1). Sections 10. Olympia to 15/16 Crossophyllum. Phytotaxa 4: 5-126.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Robson, N.K.B. (2010). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae) 5(1). Sections 10. Olympia to 15/16 Crossophyllum. Phytotaxa 4: 5-126.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1964 Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000677030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000677031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000061829 Unknown Type Material Yes
MAnissadjian [825] Turkey K000677134 Isotype Yes
Haradjian, M. [393] Syria K000677136 Type Yes
Madriñán [s.n.] Turkey K000696067 Yes
Haradjian, M. [2501] Syria K000677135 Type Yes
Madriñán [s.n.] Georgia K000696068 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images