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Forrest's Tutsan

Hypericum forrestii

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Common names

6 names · 5 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (4)
Dutch
  • hertshooi
  • Struikhypericum
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 川滇金丝桃[3]
Slovak
  • ľubovník Forrestov[3]
Swedish
  • buskhyperikum[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Hypericum forrestii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Forrest's Tutsan — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 587649; Hypericum forrestii.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Hypericum forrestii ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Forrest's Tutsan (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 161250; taxon 3NPLJ.
[3] Hypericum forrestii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Forrest's Tutsan — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 587649; Hypericum forrestii.
  • buskhyperikum — results[22].names[2]; taxon id 587649; Hypericum forrestii.
  • 川滇金丝桃 — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 587649; Hypericum forrestii.
  • ľubovník Forrestov — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 587649; Hypericum forrestii.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Hypericum forrestii is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Hypericaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
China (WC. Sichuan, N. & SW. Yunnan) to NE. Myanmar.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Forrest's Tutsan (Hypericum forrestii) is a shrub. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hypericum forrestii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 414565; ID 3NPLJ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 414565; ID 3NPLJ; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hypericum forrestii — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1299399; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 709539, 709540

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.