Hypericum bellum

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family Hypericaceae}}

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|genus = Hypericum

|parent = Hypericum sect. Ascyreia

|species = bellum

|authority = H.L.Li

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Hypericum bellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is a shrub known as mei li jin si tao in Chinese. It comes from the Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan regions of China, as well as India.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014198 eFloras, Flora Taxonomy] Retrieved February 1, 2016 It is a dense plant with downy leaves[http://www.kew.org/visit-wakehurst/explore/attractions/national-hypericum-collection Kew: Visit Wakehurst] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413042925/http://www.kew.org/visit-wakehurst/explore/attractions/national-hypericum-collection |date=2016-04-13 }} Retrieved February 1, 2016 that grows up to a meter (39 inches) tall.[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hypericum+bellum Plants for a Future] Retrieved February 1, 2016