Taxon:  Hypericum japonicum Thunb.



Summary
Genus:
Hypericum
Section:
Trigynobrathys
Family:
Hypericaceae
Nomen number:
19587
Place of publication:
J. A. Murray, Syst. nat. ed. 14:702.  1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 295, t. 31.  1784 Aug)
Comment:
for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997
Verified:
08/30/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1996. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 44. Taxon 45:672. Note: comments on authorship, and recommends rejection of Hypericum chinense Osbeck instead of conserving H. japonicum Thunb.
  4. Burbidge, N. T. & M. Gray. 1970. Flora of the Australian Capital Territory.
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  6. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  7. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  8. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  9. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  10. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
  11. Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
  12. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  15. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  16. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):306.
  17. Polunin, O. & A. Stainton. 1984. Flowers of the Himalaya
  18. Robson, N. K. B. 1973. Notes on Malesian species of Hypericum (Guttiferae) Florae Malesianae Praecursores: 52. Blumea 20:264-274.
  19. Robson, N. K. B. 1990. (971) Proposal to conserve the name Hypericum japonicum Thunb. ex Murray against H. chinense Osbeck (Guttiferae). Taxon 39:134-135.
  20. Robson, N. K. B. 1990. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 8. Sections 29. Brathys (part 2) and 30. Trigynobrathys. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 20(1):122-130.
  21. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  22. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  23. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  24. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  25. Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmatted St. John's-wort  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidôs. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Waless.e.Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslands.e.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australias.e.Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australias.w.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandNorth Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandSouth Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandStewart Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Korea, South, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales (s.e.), Queensland (s.e.), South Australia (s.e.), Victoria, Western Australia (s.w.)]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island, South Island, Stewart Island]

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  5. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  6. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
  7. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):306.
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
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=19587. Accessed 15 April 2026.