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Hypericum andinum Gleason sect. Brathys 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum andinum Gleason sect. Brathys
BibliographyTorreya 29: 137 (1929)
Native Rangec. Bolivia to c. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2400-4200m
Descriptionleaves sessile, approximate, 4-10mm, narrowly elliptic, acute or rounded, cuneate, flowers solitary, lanceolate, acute, petals 6-10mm, obovate, mucronate
Size10-30cm
Colorgolden yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHypericum struthiolifolium var. parviflorum R.Keller
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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