525 Species of Genus Hypericum

A World of Wort: My Exploration of the Hypericum Genus

As a botanist, I’ve always been fascinated by the sheer diversity of the plant kingdom. Each genus holds its own unique charm, a collection of species with shared characteristics yet individual personalities. Lately, I’ve found myself drawn to the Hypericum genus, more commonly known as St. John’s Wort. This group of flowering plants boasts a global presence, thriving in temperate regions across the continents. From the vibrant yellow blooms of Hypericum perforatum to the delicate pink blossoms of Hypericum olympicum, the genus offers a captivating array of colors and forms.

A Diverse Family

The Hypericum genus is a vast one, encompassing an estimated 500 species. This incredible variety is a testament to the genus’s adaptability, with species thriving in diverse habitats, from meadows and woodlands to rocky slopes and coastal areas. Some species, like Hypericum calycinum, have even been embraced as ornamental plants, adding a touch of wild beauty to gardens and landscapes.

1. Hypericum abilianum N.Robson
2. Hypericum aciculare Kunth
3. Hypericum aciferum (Greuter) N.Robson
4. Hypericum acmosepalum N.Robson
5. Hypericum acostanum Steyerm. ex N.Robson
6. Hypericum addingtonii N.Robson
7. Hypericum adenotrichum Spach
8. Hypericum adpressum W.P.C.Barton
9. Hypericum aegypticum L.
10. Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb.
11. Hypericum afrum Lam.
12. Hypericum alacamdaglariense H.Duman & E.G.Çakir
13. Hypericum albiflorum (Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
14. Hypericum amblycalyx Coustur. & Gand.
15. Hypericum amblysepalum Hochst.
16. Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schltdl.
17. Hypericum andinum Gleason
18. Hypericum andjerinum Font Quer & Pau
19. Hypericum androsaemum L.
20. Hypericum annulatum Moris
21. Hypericum aphyllum Lundell
22. Hypericum apiculatum (N.Robson) Sennikov
23. Hypericum apocynifolium Small
24. Hypericum apricum Kar. & Kir.
25. Hypericum arbuscula Standl. & Steyerm.
26. Hypericum arenarioides A.Rich.
27. Hypericum armenum Jaub. & Spach
28. Hypericum asahinae Makino
29. Hypericum ascyron L.
30. Hypericum asperuloides Czern. ex Turcz.
31. Hypericum asperulum Jaub. & Spach
32. Hypericum asplundii N.Robson
33. Hypericum assamicum S.N.Biswas
34. Hypericum athoum Boiss. & Orph.
35. Hypericum atomarium Boiss.
36. Hypericum attenuatum Fisch. ex Choisy
37. Hypericum aucheri Jaub. & Spach
38. Hypericum augustinei N.Robson
39. Hypericum auriculatum (N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
40. Hypericum australe Ten.
41. Hypericum austrobrasiliense Vog.Ely, Boldrini & Bordignon
42. Hypericum austroyunnanicum L.H.Wu & D.P.Yang
43. Hypericum aviculariifolium Jaub. & Spach
44. Hypericum baccharoides Cuatrec.
45. Hypericum balearicum L.
46. Hypericum balfourii N.Robson
47. Hypericum barbatum Jacq.
48. Hypericum beamanii N.Robson
49. Hypericum beanii N.Robson
50. Hypericum beccarii N.Robson
51. Hypericum bellum H.L.Li
52. Hypericum benghalense S.N.Biswas
53. Hypericum bequaertii De Wild.
54. Hypericum bifurcatum N.Robson
55. Hypericum bilgehan-bilgilii Basköse & Savran
56. Hypericum bithynicum Boiss.
57. Hypericum boehlingraabei Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Strid
58. Hypericum bolivaricum N.Robson
59. Hypericum bordignonii Vog.Ely & Boldrini
60. Hypericum boreale (Britton) E.P.Bicknell
61. Hypericum bourgaei (Boiss.) N.Robson
62. Hypericum brachyphyllum (Spach) Steud.
63. Hypericum brasiliense Choisy
64. Hypericum breviflorum Wall. ex Dyer
65. Hypericum brevistylum Choisy
66. Hypericum bryoides Gleason
67. Hypericum buckleyi M.A.Curtis
68. Hypericum bupleuroides Griseb.
69. Hypericum × caesariense Druce ex N.Robson
70. Hypericum caespitosum Cham. & Schltdl.
71. Hypericum calcicola Standl. & Steyerm.
72. Hypericum callacallanum N.Robson
73. Hypericum callithyrsum Coss.
74. Hypericum calycinum L.
75. Hypericum canadense L.
76. Hypericum canariense L.
77. Hypericum capitatum Choisy
78. Hypericum caprifoliatum Cham. & Schltdl.
79. Hypericum caprifolium Boiss.
80. Hypericum caracasanum Willd.
81. Hypericum cardiophyllum Boiss.
82. Hypericum cardonae Cuatrec.
83. Hypericum carinatum Griseb.
84. Hypericum carinosum R.Keller
85. Hypericum cassiopiforme N.Robson
86. Hypericum castellanoi N.Robson
87. Hypericum cavernicola L.B.Sm.
88. Hypericum celikaense Fırat & Eroğlu
89. Hypericum cerastoides (Spach) N.Robson
90. Hypericum × cereticae R.A.Jones, Rumsey & N.Robson
91. Hypericum chamaemyrtus Triana & Planch.
92. Hypericum chapmanii P.B.Adams
93. Hypericum choisyanum Wall. ex N.Robson
94. Hypericum cistifolium Lam.
95. Hypericum coadunatum C.Sm. ex Link
96. Hypericum cohaerens N.Robson
97. Hypericum collenetteae N.Robson
98. Hypericum collinum Schltdl. & Cham.
99. Hypericum concinnum Benth.
100. Hypericum conjungens N.Robson
101. Hypericum connatum Lam.
102. Hypericum cordifolium Choisy
103. Hypericum cordiforme A.St.-Hil.
104. Hypericum coris L.
105. Hypericum costaricense N.Robson
106. Hypericum crenulatum Boiss.
107. Hypericum crux-andreae (L.) Crantz
108. Hypericum cuatrecasii Gleason
109. Hypericum cuisinii Barbey
110. Hypericum cumulicola (Small) P.B.Adams
111. Hypericum curvisepalum N.Robson
112. Hypericum cycladicum Trigas
113. Hypericum cymbiferum Boiss. & Balansa
114. Hypericum cymobrathys N.Robson
115. Hypericum daliense N.Robson
116. Hypericum davisii N.Robson
117. Hypericum × dawsonianum Rehder
118. Hypericum decaisneanum Coss. & Daveau
119. Hypericum decandrum Turcz.
120. Hypericum delphicum Boiss. & Heldr.
121. Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
122. Hypericum denticulatum Walter
123. Hypericum denudatum A.St.-Hil.
124. Hypericum × desetangsii Lamotte
125. Hypericum dichotomum Lam.
126. Hypericum diosmoides Griseb.
127. Hypericum dissectum Aver.
128. Hypericum × dissimulatum E.P.Bicknell
129. Hypericum dogonbadanicum Assadi
130. Hypericum dolabriforme Vent.
131. Hypericum drummondii (Grev. & Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
132. Hypericum dyeri Rehder
133. Hypericum eastmostianum S.S.Ying
134. Hypericum eastwoodianum I.M.Johnst.
135. Hypericum edisonianum (Small) P.B.Adams & N.Robson
136. Hypericum ekeri E.Yüce & Aytaç
137. Hypericum ekmanii Alain
138. Hypericum elatoides R.Keller
139. Hypericum elegans Stephan ex Willd.
140. Hypericum elenorae Elenevsky
141. Hypericum ellipticifolium H.L.Li
142. Hypericum ellipticum Hook.
143. Hypericum elodeoides Choisy
144. Hypericum elodes L.
145. Hypericum elongatum Ledeb. ex Rchb.
146. Hypericum empetrifolium Willd.
147. Hypericum enshiense L.H.Wu & F.S.Wang
148. Hypericum epigeium R.Keller
149. Hypericum erectum Thunb.
150. Hypericum ericoides L.
151. Hypericum erythreae (Spach) Steud.
152. Hypericum espinalii N.Robson
153. Hypericum faberi R.Keller
154. Hypericum fanjingense N.Robson
155. Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.
156. Hypericum fauriei R.Keller
157. Hypericum fieriense N.Robson
158. Hypericum fissurale Woronow
159. Hypericum foliosum Aiton
160. Hypericum formosanum Maxim.
161. Hypericum formosissimum Takht.
162. Hypericum formosum Kunth
163. Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson
164. Hypericum fosteri N.Robson
165. Hypericum fragile Heldr. & Sartori
166. Hypericum fraseri (Spach) Steud.
167. Hypericum frondosum Michx.
168. Hypericum fuertesii Urb.
169. Hypericum fursei N.Robson
170. Hypericum furusei N.Robson
171. Hypericum gaitii Haines
172. Hypericum galinum S.F.Blake
173. Hypericum galioides Lam.
174. Hypericum garciae Pierce
175. Hypericum geminiflorum Hemsl.
176. Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
177. Hypericum gladiatum N.Robson
178. Hypericum glandulosum Aiton
179. Hypericum gleasonii N.Robson
180. Hypericum globuliferum R.Keller
181. Hypericum gnidiifolium A.Rich.
182. Hypericum gnidioides Seem.
183. Hypericum gouanyuanianum S.S.Ying
184. Hypericum goyanesii Cuatrec.
185. Hypericum gracilipes Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.
186. Hypericum gracillimum Koidz.
187. Hypericum gramineum G.Forst.
188. Hypericum grandifolium Choisy
189. Hypericum graveolens Buckley
190. Hypericum griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
191. Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray
192. Hypericum hachijyoense Nakai
193. Hypericum hakonense Franch. & Sav.
194. Hypericum haplophylloides Halácsy & Bald.
195. Hypericum harlingii N.Robson
196. Hypericum harperi R.Keller
197. Hypericum hartwegii Benth.
198. Hypericum havvae Güner
199. Hypericum hedgei N.Robson
200. Hypericum helianthemoides (Spach) Boiss.
201. Hypericum hengshanense W.T.Wang
202. Hypericum henryi H.Lév. & Vaniot
203. Hypericum heterophyllum Vent.
204. Hypericum himalaicum N.Robson
205. Hypericum hircinum L.
206. Hypericum hirsutum L.
207. Hypericum hirtellum (Spach) Boiss.
208. Hypericum hispanicum (Pau) M.A.Alonso, Agulló, J.L.Villar, Juan & M.B.Crespo
209. Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn.
210. Hypericum horizontale N.Robson
211. Hypericum hubeiense L.H.Wu & D.P.Yang
212. Hypericum huber-morathii N.Robson
213. Hypericum humbertii Staner
214. Hypericum humboldtianum Steud.
215. Hypericum humifusum L.
216. Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz
217. Hypericum hyssopifolium Chaix
218. Hypericum × hyugamontanum Kimura
219. Hypericum icaricum Kit Tan
220. Hypericum ichelense N.Robson
221. Hypericum imbricatum Poulter
222. Hypericum × inodorum Mill.
223. Hypericum irazuense Kuntze ex N.Robson
224. Hypericum iwate-littorale H.Koidz.
225. Hypericum japonicum Thunb.
226. Hypericum jaramilloi N.Robson
227. Hypericum × joerstadii Lid
228. Hypericum jovis Greuter
229. Hypericum juniperinum Kunth
230. Hypericum kalmianum L.
231. Hypericum kamtschaticum Ledeb.
232. Hypericum karjaginii Rzazade
233. Hypericum kawaranum N.Robson
234. Hypericum kelleri Bald.
235. Hypericum kemaliyense Dirmenci & N.Robson
236. Hypericum kiboense Oliv.
237. Hypericum killipii N.Robson
238. Hypericum kimurae N.Robson
239. Hypericum kinashianum Koidz.
240. Hypericum kingdonii N.Robson
241. Hypericum kitamense (Y.Kimura) N.Robson
242. Hypericum kiusianum Koidz.
243. Hypericum kotschyanum Boiss.
244. Hypericum kouytchense H.Lév.
245. Hypericum kurodakeanum N.Robson
246. Hypericum lacei N.Robson
247. Hypericum lagarocaule N.Robson
248. Hypericum lalandii Choisy
249. Hypericum lalashanense S.S.Ying
250. Hypericum lancasteri N.Robson
251. Hypericum lanceolatum Lam.
252. Hypericum lancifolium Gleason
253. Hypericum lancioides Cuatrec.
254. Hypericum lanuginosum Lam.
255. Hypericum laricifolium Juss.
256. Hypericum × laschii A.Fröhl.
257. Hypericum latisepalum (N.Robson) N.Robson
258. Hypericum laxiflorum N.Robson
259. Hypericum legrandii L.B.Sm.
260. Hypericum leprosum Boiss.
261. Hypericum leschenaultii Choisy
262. Hypericum libanoticum N.Robson
263. Hypericum limosum Griseb.
264. Hypericum linariifolium Vahl
265. Hypericum linarioides Bosse
266. Hypericum lissophloeus P.B.Adams
267. Hypericum llanganaticum N.Robson
268. Hypericum lloydii (Svenson) P.B.Adams
269. Hypericum lobbii N.Robson
270. Hypericum lobocarpum Gatt.
271. Hypericum longistylum Oliv.
272. Hypericum lorentzianum Gilg ex R.Keller
273. Hypericum loxense Benth.
274. Hypericum ludlowii N.Robson
275. Hypericum lycium (N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
276. Hypericum lycopodioides Triana & Planch.
277. Hypericum lydium Boiss.
278. Hypericum lysimachioides Boiss. & Noë
279. Hypericum macgregorii F.Muell.
280. Hypericum maclarenii N.Robson
281. Hypericum maculatum Crantz
282. Hypericum macvaughii N.Robson
283. Hypericum madagascariense (Spach) Steud.
284. Hypericum magdalenicum N.Robson
285. Hypericum magniflorum Cuatrec.
286. Hypericum maguirei N.Robson
287. Hypericum majus (A.Gray) Britton
288. Hypericum malatyanum Pesmen
289. Hypericum marahuacanum N.Robson
290. Hypericum marginatum Woronow
291. Hypericum martense N.Robson
292. Hypericum matangense N.Robson
293. Hypericum matudae Lundell
294. Hypericum × medium Peterm.
295. Hypericum mexicanum L.
296. Hypericum microcalycinum Boiss. & Heldr.
297. Hypericum microlicioides L.B.Sm.
298. Hypericum microsepalum (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
299. Hypericum millefolium Urb. & Ekman
300. Hypericum minutiflorum Heenan
301. Hypericum minutum P.H.Davis & Poulter
302. Hypericum × mitchellianum Rydb.
303. Hypericum momoseanum Makino
304. Hypericum monadenum N.Robson
305. Hypericum monanthemum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
306. Hypericum monogynum L.
307. Hypericum monroi N.Robson
308. Hypericum montanum L.
309. Hypericum montbretii Spach
310. Hypericum moranense Kunth
311. Hypericum mutilum L.
312. Hypericum myrianthum Cham. & Schltdl.
313. Hypericum myricariifolium Hieron.
314. Hypericum myrtifolium Lam.
315. Hypericum mysurense Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
316. Hypericum nagasawae Hayata
317. Hypericum nakaii H.Koidz.
318. Hypericum nakamurae (Masam.) N.Robson
319. Hypericum nanum Poir.
320. Hypericum natalense J.M.Wood & Evans
321. Hypericum naudinianum Coss. & Durieu
322. Hypericum neurocalycinum Boiss. & Heldr.
323. Hypericum nikkoense Makino
324. Hypericum nitidum Lam.
325. Hypericum nokoense Ohwi
326. Hypericum nudiflorum Michx. ex Willd.
327. Hypericum nummularioides Trautv.
328. Hypericum nummularium L.
329. Hypericum nuporoense N.Robson
330. Hypericum oblongifolium Choisy
331. Hypericum oligandrum Milne-Redh.
332. Hypericum oliganthum Franch. & Sav.
333. Hypericum olivieri (Spach) Boiss.
334. Hypericum olympicum L.
335. Hypericum orientale L.
336. Hypericum origanifolium Willd.
337. Hypericum ovalifolium Koidz.
338. Hypericum oxyphyllum N.Robson
339. Hypericum pachyphyllum Collett & Hemsl.
340. Hypericum pallens Banks & Sol.
341. Hypericum pamphylicum N.Robson & P.H.Davis
342. Hypericum papillare Boiss. & Heldr.
343. Hypericum papillosum N.Robson
344. Hypericum papuanum Ridl.
345. Hypericum parallelum N.Robson
346. Hypericum paramitanum N.Robson
347. Hypericum parvulum Greene
348. Hypericum patulum Thunb.
349. Hypericum patzkei Bomble
350. Hypericum pauciflorum Kunth
351. Hypericum paucifolium S.Watson
352. Hypericum pedersenii N.Robson
353. Hypericum peninsulare Eastw.
354. Hypericum peplidifolium A.Rich.
355. Hypericum perfoliatum L.
356. Hypericum perforatum L.
357. Hypericum perryongii Galindon
358. Hypericum peshmenii Yıld.
359. Hypericum petiolulatum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
360. Hypericum phellos Gleason
361. Hypericum philonotis Schltdl. & Cham.
362. Hypericum pibairense (Miyabe & Y.Kimura) N.Robson
363. Hypericum pimeleoides Planch. & Linden
364. Hypericum piriai Arechav.
365. Hypericum pleiostylum C.Rodr.Jim.
366. Hypericum podocarpoides N.Robson
367. Hypericum polyanthemum Klotzsch ex Reichardt
368. Hypericum polyphyllum Boiss. & Balansa
369. Hypericum pratense Schltdl. & Cham.
370. Hypericum prattii Hemsl.
371. Hypericum prietoi N.Robson
372. Hypericum pringlei S.Watson
373. Hypericum prolificum L.
374. Hypericum prostratum Cuatrec.
375. Hypericum pruinatum Boiss. & Balansa
376. Hypericum przewalskii Maxim.
377. Hypericum pseudoerectum N.Robson
378. Hypericum pseudohenryi N.Robson
379. Hypericum pseudolaeve N.Robson
380. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush
381. Hypericum pseudopetiolatum R.Keller
382. Hypericum pseudorepens N.Robson
383. Hypericum psilophytum (Diels) Maire
384. Hypericum pubescens Boiss.
385. Hypericum pulchrum L.
386. Hypericum pulogense Merr.
387. Hypericum pumilio Bornm.
388. Hypericum pumilum Sessé & Moc.
389. Hypericum punctatum Lam.
390. Hypericum pycnophyllum Urb.
391. Hypericum qinlingense X.C.Du & Y.Ren
392. Hypericum quartinianum A.Rich.
393. Hypericum quitense R.Keller
394. Hypericum radfordiorum Weakley ex J.R.Allison
395. Hypericum radicans N.Robson
396. Hypericum recurvum N.Robson
397. Hypericum reflexum L.f.
398. Hypericum × reinosae A.Ramos
399. Hypericum relictum N.Robson
400. Hypericum repens L.
401. Hypericum reptans Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
402. Hypericum retusum Aucher ex Jaub. & Spach
403. Hypericum revolutum Vahl
404. Hypericum richeri Vill.
405. Hypericum rigidum A.St.-Hil.
406. Hypericum roberti Coss. ex Batt.
407. Hypericum robsonii H.A.Keller & S.Crockett
408. Hypericum rochelii Griseb. & Schenk
409. Hypericum roeperianum G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich.
410. Hypericum roraimense Gleason
411. Hypericum rotundifolium N.Robson
412. Hypericum rubicundulum Heenan
413. Hypericum rubritinctum N.Robson
414. Hypericum rumeliacum Boiss.
415. Hypericum rupestre Jaub. & Spach
416. Hypericum ruscoides Cuatrec.
417. Hypericum russeggeri (Fenzl) R.Keller
418. Hypericum sabiniforme Trevir.
419. Hypericum salsolifolium Hand.-Mazz.
420. Hypericum salsugineum N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.
421. Hypericum salvadorense N.Robson
422. Hypericum sampsonii Hance
423. Hypericum saruwagedicum Diels
424. Hypericum saturejifolium Jaub. & Spach
425. Hypericum saxifragum N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.
426. Hypericum scabroides N.Robson & Poulter
427. Hypericum scabrum L.
428. Hypericum scioanum Chiov.
429. Hypericum scopulorum Balf.f.
430. Hypericum scouleri Hook.
431. Hypericum scruglii Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri
432. Hypericum sechmenii Ocak & Koyuncu
433. Hypericum selaginella N.Robson
434. Hypericum senanense Maxim.
435. Hypericum seniawinii Maxim.
436. Hypericum senkakuinsulare Hatus.
437. Hypericum setosum L.
438. Hypericum sewense N.Robson
439. Hypericum sherriffii N.Robson & D.G.Long
440. Hypericum siamense N.Robson
441. Hypericum sikokumontanum Makino
442. Hypericum silenoides Juss.
443. Hypericum simonsii N.Robson
444. Hypericum sinaicum Hochst. ex Boiss.
445. Hypericum smithii (N.Robson) N.Robson
446. Hypericum socotranum R.D.Good
447. Hypericum somaliense N.Robson
448. Hypericum sorgerae N.Robson
449. Hypericum spectabile Jaub. & Spach
450. Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
451. Hypericum sprucei N.Robson
452. Hypericum spruneri Boiss.
453. Hypericum stellatum N.Robson
454. Hypericum stenobotrys Boiss.
455. Hypericum stenopetalum Turcz.
456. Hypericum steyermarkii Standl.
457. Hypericum strictum Kunth
458. Hypericum struthiolifolium Juss.
459. Hypericum stuebelii Hieron.
460. Hypericum styphelioides A.Rich.
461. Hypericum subalatum Hayata
462. Hypericum subcordatum (R.Keller) N.Robson
463. Hypericum subsessile N.Robson
464. Hypericum suffruticosum P.B.Adams & N.Robson
465. Hypericum swinkianum G.Wilh. & Rericha
466. Hypericum synstylum N.Robson
467. Hypericum taihezanense Sasaki ex S.Suzuki
468. Hypericum tamariscinum Cham. & Schltdl.
469. Hypericum taygeteum Quézel & Contandr.
470. Hypericum tenuicaule Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
471. Hypericum tenuifolium Pursh
472. Hypericum teretiusculum A.St.-Hil.
473. Hypericum ternatum Poulter
474. Hypericum ternum A.St.-Hil.
475. Hypericum terrae-firmae Sprague & L.Riley
476. Hypericum tetrapetalum Lam.
477. Hypericum tetrapterum Fr.
478. Hypericum tetrastichum Cuatrec.
479. Hypericum thasium Griseb.
480. Hypericum theodori Woronow
481. Hypericum thesiifolium Kunth
482. Hypericum thuyoides Kunth
483. Hypericum thymbrifolium Boiss. & Noë
484. Hypericum thymifolium Banks & Sol.
485. Hypericum thymopsis Boiss.
486. Hypericum tomentosum L.
487. Hypericum tortuosum Balf.f.
488. Hypericum tosaense Makino
489. Hypericum trachyphyllum Griseb.
490. Hypericum trichocaulon Boiss. & Heldr.
491. Hypericum trigonum Hand.-Mazz.
492. Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra
493. Hypericum tubulosum Walter
494. Hypericum turcicum Özbek & Hamzaoglu
495. Hypericum tymphresteum Boiss. & Spruner
496. Hypericum umbellatum A.Kern.
497. Hypericum umbraculoides N.Robson
498. Hypericum undulatum Schousb. ex Willd.
499. Hypericum uniflorum Boiss. & Heldr.
500. Hypericum uniglandulosum Hausskn. ex Bornm.
501. Hypericum uralum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
502. Hypericum vacciniifolium Hayek & Siehe
503. Hypericum vaccinioides N.Robson
504. Hypericum valleanum N.Robson
505. Hypericum venustum Fenzl
506. Hypericum vermiculare Boiss. & Hausskn.
507. Hypericum veronense Schrank
508. Hypericum vesiculosum Griseb.
509. Hypericum virgatum Lam.
510. Hypericum virginicum L.
511. Hypericum vulcanicum Koidz.
512. Hypericum walteri J.F.Gmel.
513. Hypericum wardianum N.Robson
514. Hypericum watanabei N.Robson
515. Hypericum wightianum Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
516. Hypericum williamsii N.Robson
517. Hypericum wilmsii R.Keller
518. Hypericum wilsonii N.Robson
519. Hypericum woodianum N.Robson
520. Hypericum wurdackii N.Robson
521. Hypericum xylosteifolium (Spach) N.Robson
522. Hypericum yamamotoanum H.Koidz.
523. Hypericum yamamotoi Miyabe & Kimura
524. Hypericum yezoense Maxim.
525. Hypericum yojiroanum Tatew. & Koji Ito

More Than Just a Pretty Face

While the aesthetic appeal of Hypericum is undeniable, the genus holds much more than just ornamental value. Many species within the genus have a long history of use in traditional medicine. Hypericum perforatum, in particular, has been extensively studied for its therapeutic potential. The plant contains a variety of bioactive compounds, including hypericin and hyperforin, which are believed to be responsible for its mood-boosting and anti-inflammatory effects.

Beyond its medicinal applications, Hypericum also plays a vital role in the ecosystem. The flowers are a valuable source of nectar for pollinators, including bees and butterflies. The berries of some species provide food for birds and other wildlife.

My Personal Connection

My interest in Hypericum stems not only from its botanical significance but also from a personal connection. Growing up, I remember my grandmother brewing a tea from Hypericum perforatum flowers. She would often share this soothing beverage with me, claiming it helped to calm the mind and promote restful sleep. While I was too young to understand the science behind it, I couldn’t deny the sense of peace that followed each cup.

Now, as a botanist, I can appreciate the intricate workings of this remarkable plant. The complex interplay of its chemical constituents, its role in the ecosystem, and its potential to improve human health – it all speaks to the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of preserving its diversity.

Looking Ahead

The Hypericum genus continues to be a source of fascination and research. Scientists are exploring its potential applications in various fields, from medicine and pharmacology to agriculture and horticulture. As we delve deeper into the secrets of this remarkable genus, we are sure to uncover even more reasons to appreciate its beauty and value.

For me, Hypericum serves as a constant reminder of the wonders of the natural world. It is a testament to the power of plants to heal, to nourish, and to inspire. As I continue my journey as a botanist, I look forward to learning more about this fascinating genus and sharing its story with others.