Hypericum

See also: hypericum

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), a variant of ὑπέρεικος (hupéreikos), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

Proper noun

Hypericum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hypericaceae – of nearly worldwide distribution, including St. John's wort.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Hypericaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hypericum perforatum - type species
  • Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum, Hypericum sect. Adenotrias, Hypericum sect. Androsaemum, Hypericum sect. Arthrophyllum, Hypericum sect. Ascyreia, Hypericum sect. Brathys, Hypericum sect. Bupleuroides, Hypericum sect. Campylopus, Hypericum sect. Campylosporus, Hypericum sect. Concinna, Hypericum sect. Coridium, Hypericum sect. Crossophyllum, Hypericum sect. Drosocarpium, Hypericum sect. Elodeoida, Hypericum sect. Elodes, Hypericum sect. Graveolentia, Hypericum sect. Heterophylla, Hypericum sect. Hirtella, Hypericum sect. Humifusoideum, Hypericum sect. Hypericum, Hypericum sect. Inodora, Hypericum sect. Monanthema, Hypericum sect. Myriandra, Hypericum sect. Oligostema, Hypericum sect. Olympia, Hypericum sect. Origanifolia, Hypericum sect. Psorophytum, Hypericum sect. Roscyna, Hypericum sect. Sampsonia, Hypericum sect. Taeniocarpium, Hypericum sect. Takasagoya, Hypericum sect. Thasia, Hypericum sect. Triadenioides, Hypericum sect. Trigynobrathys, Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides, Hypericum sect. Webbia - sections

References

• Hypericum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hypericum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hypericum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hypericum at USDA Plants database
• Hypericum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.