familyHypericaceae
genusHypericum
sectionHypericum sect. Myriandra
speciesHypericum nitidum
subspeciesHypericum nitidum subsp. exile
Hypericum nitidum subsp. exile
Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 23: 67. 1993.
Conservation concern
Basionym: Hypericum exile W. P. Adams Contr. Gray Herb. 189: 33. 1962
Synonyms: H. galioides var. cubense Grisebach
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 80.
Plants with ± few, slender, little-branched stems from base, 3–10 dm. Leaf blades 9–26 × 0.5–0.8 mm, chartaceous, margins tightly inrolled, apex acute to long-acuminate. Inflorescences with terminal dichasium 3–7-flowered. Sepal apices acute to long-acuminate. Capsules cylindric to narrowly conic. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Open pine woods in sand
Elevation: 10 m
Distribution
Fla., West Indies (w Cuba), Central America.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.