A New Recorded Medicinal Plant for Flora of Vietnam – Hypericum wightianum (Clusiaceae)

Hypericum wightianum, a medicinal plant of Vietnam that was described and inlustrated from Pho Bang (Ha Giang) and Sin Ho (Lai Chau). It’s a new report for Flora of Vietnam. An annually herb, 10 – 20cm high; leaves, sepals and bracts with stalked black glands and two like-star stalked black glands; three stamen groups of 7 – 9 each.

It differs from Hypericum petiolatum by leaves, sepals and bracts with stalked black glands; from H. napaulense by carpels 3, leaves and bracts with two like-star stalked black glands at base.

Keywords: Hypericum wightianum, a medicinal plant, a new report.

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