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Hypericum grandifolium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Hypericaceae

Scientific name
  
Hypericum grandifolium

Order
  
Malpighiales

Genus
  
Hypericum

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hypericum canariense, Hypericum rumeliacum, Hypericum revolutum, Hypericum richeri, Hypericum elegans

Hypericum grandifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is an evergreen shrub up to 1.8 m in height, with dark green, leathery leaves covered with warty glands, and bright yellow flowers up to 4.5 cm broad. It is an important constituent of the shrub layer in the laurisilva of La Gomera.

Hypericum grandifolium has had analgesic properties in studies on mice.

Its common name in Spanish is malfurada.

References

Hypericum grandifolium Wikipedia


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