Hypericum balfourii

Hypericum balfourii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an island archipelago that is part of Yemen. It grows in mountain shrubland dominated by Cephalocroton. It is usually found on granite terrain above 600 meters in elevation.[1]

Hypericum balfourii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Section: Hypericum sect. Camplyosporus
Species:
H. balfourii
Binomial name
Hypericum balfourii
N. Robson

References

  1. Miller, A. 2004. Hypericum balfourii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 30 June 2013.


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