Millepertuis
The millepertuis form the kind Hypericum , composed of approximately 400 species distributed in the whole world, except the deserts and the artic regions. In the Tropics, one however meets millepertuis only in mountain.
The millepertuis are attached to the family of the Hypéricacées according to the phylogenetic classification or to that of the Clusiacées according to the traditional Classification.
The name of millepertuis means thousand holes . It is due to the common species European Hypericum perforatum which has small translucent glands. By observing the sheets by transparency, these glands give the impression of a multitude of tiny perforations.
Description
The millepertuis are generally herbaceous, annual or long-lived plants. They are also sometimes shrubs or even small trees ( Hypericum lanceolatum ) being able to reach ten meters height.
The sheets simple, are opposed, of oval form with lancéolée. The flowers, of a more or less sharp yellow, have five petals (seldom four) and of many cheesecloths. The fruits are generally dry capsules which burst with maturity by releasing a great number of very small seeds, but there exist species with fleshy fruits ( Hypericum androsaemum ).
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