Nürk Nicolai M, Crockett Sara L
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Research (IPK), Genbank - Taxonomy & Evolutionary Biology, Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany.
Med Aromat Plant Sci Biotechnol. 2011 Jan;5(Special Issue 1):14-28.
The genus Hypericum L. (St. John's wort, Hypericaceae) includes more than 450 species that occur in temperature or tropical mountain regions of the world. Monographic work on the genus has resulted in the recognition and description of 36 taxonomic sections, delineated by specific combinations of morphological characteristics and biogeographic distribution. The Mediterranean Basin has been recognized as a hot spot of diversity for the genus Hypericum, and as such is a region in which many endemic species occur. Species belonging to sections distributed in this area of the world display considerable morphological and phytochemical diversity. Results of a cladistic analysis, based on 89 morphological characters that were considered phylogenetically informative, are given here. In addition, a brief overview of morphological characteristics and the distribution of pharmaceutically relevant secondary metabolites for species native to this region of the world are presented.
金丝桃属（金丝桃科金丝桃属植物）包含450多种，分布于世界温带或热带山区。对该属的专著性研究已识别并描述了36个分类群，这些分类群由形态特征和生物地理分布的特定组合划分而来。地中海盆地被认为是金丝桃属植物的一个多样性热点地区，因此该地区有许多特有物种。分布在世界这一地区的分类群中的物种表现出相当大的形态和植物化学多样性。本文给出了基于89个被认为具有系统发育信息的形态特征的分支分析结果。此外，还简要概述了世界该地区本土物种的形态特征以及药学相关次生代谢产物的分布情况。
