Clusiaceae
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St. John's wort family
Clusiaceae
オトギリソウ科
A family of plants with yellow flowers including St. John's wort (Hypericum erectum), also known in the broad sense as the mangosteen family. About 9 genera and 590 species are distributed from temperate to tropical regions, with many species native to Japan. Characterized by oil glands and black gland dots on leaves.
Key Characteristics
- ●Leaves bear oil glands (translucent dots) or black gland dots
- ●Flowers are pentamerous, actinomorphic, with stamens in numerous fascicles
- ●Petals are mostly yellow
- ●Fruit is a capsule or berry
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (about 80–70 million years ago)
Representative Genera
オトギリソウ属（Hypericum）マンゴスチン属（Garcinia）カルオフィルム属（Calophyllum）
Related Evolution Events
- ・Evolution of secondary metabolites with medicinal properties such as hypericin and hyperforin
- ・Diversification of oil glands (gland dots)
Plants in St. John's wort family on this site
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