Taxon:  Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn.



Summary
Genus:
Hypericum
Section:
Ascyreia
Family:
Hypericaceae
Nomen number:
19573
Place of publication:
Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 99.  1834
Verified:
08/30/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn. var. hookerianum

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1475.
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  9. Polunin, O. & A. Stainton. 1984. Flowers of the Himalaya
  10. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  11. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  12. Robson, N. K. B. 1970. Shrubby Asiatic Hypericum species in cultivation. J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 95:490.
  13. Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
GermanHookers Johanniskraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1475.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengw.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand n.w.Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
2Cultivated    also cult.Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
3AdventiveNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand (n.w.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]

Reference(s)
  1. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Robson, N. K. B. 1985. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 3. Sections 1. Campylosporus to 6a. Umbraculoides. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 12(4):255-258.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19573. Accessed 15 April 2026.