3-26 Clusiaceae, St-John's-wort family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, St. John's-wort family, dicots, Hypericum, Triadenum, St. John's-wort, orangegrass, pineweed

Abstract

Of both tropical and temperate regions, the family includes about 1200 species. Nova Scotia has only nine species, in two genera. Typically the flowers are arranged in a cyme or solitary, less frequently in a raceme. The corolla is regular and perfect, 4–5-merous. Pistil is solitary forming a many-seeded capsule. Leaves are simple and opposite on the stem. Photographs taken by Sean Blaney, Martin Thomas and Alain Belliveau.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)