Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Hypericum japonicum
Japanese St. Johns wort
As recorded: Hypericum japonicum Thunb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Hypericaceae
- Collected by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Collector number
- 29
- Date
- March 8, 1970
- Locality
- Urewera National Park (Gisborne Distr.) Aniwanewa, far E. side of Lake Waikaremoana. Old Wairoa road.
- Region
- North Island, New Zealand
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Identified by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1970, Edwards, P.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hypericum japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 911 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
陽明山國家公園, 士林區, 臺北市, TW
(c) α Sco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
303台灣新竹縣湖口鄉V3C9+W7
(c) zixuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Chia Yi Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-19
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Chia Yi Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-19
臺灣島, 平溪區, 新北市, TW
(c) α Sco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Jingshan Rd Ln 101, Shilin District, Taipei City, TW
(c) joneswurf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypericum japonicum. BISH 78030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505918. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78030.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505918 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
