| Hypericum lacei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | H.sect. Ascyreia |
| Species: | H. lacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum lacei | |
Hypericum lacei is ashrub inHypericumsect.Ascyreia, in the St. John's Wort genus.[1]
The species has orange stems, uncommon inHypericum species, that are 4-lined and becometerete as the species matures. The leaves arepetiolate and oblong and are a dark shade when dry. The inflorescence is 1-6 flowered from just one node and is deciduous. The flowers are 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in) in diameter and their petals are a golden shade of yellow.[2]
The species has only been recorded inMyanmar, inSoutheast Asia.[3]