Hypericaceae FAMILY
Hypericum monogynum
Hypericum monogynum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hypericum monogynum is a bushy shrub with spreading branches; it can grow 50 - 130cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is cultivated as an ornamental in many parts of the world, including southeast Asia
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, Taiwan
HabitatScrub in gorges; at elevations around 500 metres[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ]. Mountain slopes, roadsides and thickets in dry habitats; from sea level to 200 metres in lowland provinces, but up to 1,500 metres in Sichuan[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].