Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hypericum olympicum L., Sp. Pl. 784 (1753)
Recognition
Distinguished by the upright to erect stems being terete and 2-lined, leaves up to 15 mm long and with black glands near margin, the petals greater than 15 mm long, and a black anther gland.
Distribution
North Island: Volcanic Plateau (known from a single site at Rotorua).
Habitat
Spontaneous seedlings occurred near cultivated plants.
Biostatus
Exotic
First Record
Heenan et al. (2008, p. 268). Voucher: AK 296278, 2006.
Bibliography
Heenan, P.B. 2014: Hypericaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Seed Plants. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S. 2008: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2004–06. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 257–283.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
