Hypericum himalaicum

Hypericum himalaicum N.Robson, J. Jap. Bot. 52: 287 1977. (syn: Hypericum monanthemum var. brachypetalum Franch.; Hypericum pallens D. Don; Hypericum setosum Wall.);
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India: Himalayas from 912 to 3500 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Nepal and Bhutan as per BSI Flora of India (1993);
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Similar to H. monanthemum but often with short slender branches; leaves larger, 1.2-2.6 x 0.6-1.4cm, pellucid dots usually few and inconspicuous; flowers in 3-12-flowered cymes; pedicels 2-4mm; bracts glandular-ciliate, not leaf-like or sheathing; sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 1-1.5mm broad; petals 6-9mm.

Fl. July-August
Clearings in Hemlock and Fir forests

(Attributions- A.J.C. Grierson & D.G.Long. Flora of Bhutan Volume 1 Part 2. Published by RBGE 1984 from Bhutan Biodiversity Porta)
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Hypericum himalaicum ABAUG2016/33 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 9 images.

It took me a while to determine this flower’s ID. Most flowers I saw were incomplete or covered in water. The following images are from my two walks on 31 July and 6-7 August. I believe this is Hypericum himalaicum. Please advise.
A good resource I consulted is here;
Hypericum himalaicum
Mcleodganj-Triund, HP
2400m and above
31 July and 6-7 August 2016.
Thanks, …, for the complete set.
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ID Please:
Remains unidentified since July,2008
From Valley of Flowers

Hypericum perforatum I hope.

This should be Hypericum elodeoides
One identifying feature is that sepals have prominent long-stalked glands on the margins. These glands can be seen in … picture. Unfortunately picture 725 seems to have undergone some software color “enhancement”, while 737 is okay.. …, if you have an unmodified version of 725, or any other showing sepals, please post it.

I think you are right. The plant with reddish tinge seems to be H. elodeoides. The second photograph I have a little doubt that there may not be mix of two plants, the upper green seems to have linear leaves, lower reddish with nearly oval. … may please check from his original photographs.

I think it should be Hypericum himalaicum as per
rather than Hypericum elodeoides as per
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VOF Week: Hypericum for id from the trek..:
This Hypericum was shot on 16 August 2012 while going back from Ghanghariya to Gobind ghat…identification please…

Styles 3, slightly longer than ovary, petals without marginal gland dots, leaves obtuse……………………I think Hypericum napaulense

I think Hypericum elodeoides
the stalked glands on the sepals are diagnostic.

Perhaps this should help, The Key from Flora Pakistan

Petals with marginal black glands; styles 1.5-2.5 longer than ovary; stem always terete, usually unbranched; sepals acute to obtuse; sepals ribbed ……… Hypericum elodeoides
Petals without marginal black glands; style 0.9-1.3 x as long as ovary; stem sometimes 2-6-lined, frequently branched; leaves subobtuse to rounded; sepals not or scarcely ribbed ….. Hypericum napaulense
Both may have sepals glandular along margin

But then the controversy ends since Flora of China, Enumeration…..Nepal, The Plant List treat H. napaulense as synonym of H. elodeoides

Thanks a lot … and Sir Ji for identification….and discussion…sepals are glandular here, but ribbed…styles longer than ovary.….H. eleodeoides Syn. H. napaulense it is….

I think it should be Hypericum himalaicum as per

That’s an interesting proposition … However, I am not able to comment on it yet.

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This Hypericum species was also recorded from VOF…
Please validate/correct the id as Hypericum elodeoides or otherwise..

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VoF Week:Hypericum elodeoides from the way to Ghangriya:
Hypericum elodeoides from the way to Ghangriya
Pls validate

Yes … Very good photographs

I think it should be Hypericum himalaicum as per
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Hypericum sp. for ID?? – en-route Rolla – GHNP – PKA79 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).

Seen this herb near Rolla at GHNP at an altitude of approx. 1900m.
Bot. name: Hypericum sp. ??
Family: Hypericaceae
Date/Time: 24-09-2014 / 02:20PM
habitat: Wild

Please check for H.elodioides.

Yes it is Hypericum elodeoides

I think it should be Hypericum himalaicum as per
Seen this herb near Rolla at GHNP at an altitude of approx. 1900m.
Bot. name:  Hypericum elodeoides
Family:  Hypericaceae
Date/Time: 24-09-2014 / 02:20PM
habitat: Wild

Nice Shots

Very beautiful..

Hypericum elodioides.- Always grows closely in patches

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SK 3161 22 November 2021: 5 very high res. images.
Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal
Altitude: 2936m.
Date: 20 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Hypericum petiolulatum Hook. f. & Thomson ex Dyer??

I think closer to images and details at Hypericum himalaicum N.Robson

Looks different from Hypericum petiolulatum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer as per keys from Flora of China: Leaves with petiole 1-10 mm, base usually cuneate to angustate; sepals with few irregularly spaced marginal glands or none;styles 1-2.5 mm, 0.7-1.3 × as long as ovary.

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SK 3161 22 November 2021: 5 very high res. images.

Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal
Altitude: 2936m.
Date: 20 August 2021 

Habit : Wild
Hypericum petiolulatum Hook. f. & Thomson ex Dyer??

I think closer to images and details at Hypericum himalaicum N.Robson
Looks different from Hypericum petiolulatum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer as per keys from Flora of China: Leaves with petiole 1-10 mm, base usually cuneate to angustate; sepals with few irregularly spaced marginal glands or none; styles 1-2.5 mm, 0.7-1.3 × as long as ovary.

Yes

 

 

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References:
Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  IPNI  GBIF  BSI Flora of India  Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Hypericum online  Bhutan Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora

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