Hypericum olympicum

Hypericum olympicum

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'''''Hypericum olympicum''''', commonly known as the '''Mount Olympus St. John's wort''',Also less commonly called '''Olympic St. John's wort''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Hypericaceae]] found in the Balkans and Turkey and introduced to western Europe. It has been widely cultivated for centuries because of its large, showy flowers, which are far larger than those of most other species in ''[[Hypericum]].''{{Cite web|url=https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/hypericum-olympicum.php|title=Hypericum olympicum - habitat and identification guide|website=www.first-nature.com|access-date=2019-05-31}}
'''''Hypericum olympicum''''', commonly known as the '''Mount Olympus St. John's wort''',Also less commonly called '''Olympic St. John's wort''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Hypericaceae]] found in the Balkans and Turkey and introduced to western Europe. It has been widely cultivated for centuries because of its large, showy flowers, which are far larger than those of most other species in ''[[Hypericum]].''{{Cite web|url=https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/hypericum-olympicum.php|title=Hypericum olympicum - habitat and identification guide|website=www.first-nature.com|access-date=2019-05-31}}


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=== Cultivars ===
=== Cultivars ===
There are several cultivated forms of ''H. olympicum'', with ''H. olympicum'' 'Citrinum' being by far the best known. So-called because of its lemon-colored petals, it is often the plant that is found in home or botanical gardens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/hypericum-olympicum-f-uniflorum-citrinum|title=Hypericum olympicum f. uniflorum 'Citrinum' St John's wort Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|last=Shoot|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}
There are several cultivated forms of ''H. olympicum'', with ''H. olympicum'' 'Citrinum' being by far the best known. So-called because of its lemon-colored petals, it is often the plant that is found in home or botanical gardens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/hypericum-olympicum-f-uniflorum-citrinum|title=Hypericum olympicum f. uniflorum 'Citrinum' St John's wort Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}
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|'Variegatum'
|'Variegatum'
|Leaves [[Variegation|variegated]] when new
|Leaves [[Variegation|variegated]] when new
|{{Cite web|url=http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/hypericum-olympicum-f-minus-variegatum|title=Hypericum olympicum f. minus 'Variegatum' Dwarf St John's Wort Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|last=Shoot|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}
|{{Cite web|url=https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/hypericum-olympicum-f-minus-variegatum|title=Hypericum olympicum f. minus 'Variegatum' Dwarf St John's Wort Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}
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=== Essential oils ===
=== Essential oils ===
''H. olympicum'' contains numerous essential oil compounds, with the main components being (''E'')‐[[anethole]] (used as an aromatic substance), [[Farnesene|β‐farnesene]] (used as a constituent to essential oils), and [[spathulenol]].{{Cite journal|last1=Gud?i?|first1=Branislav|last2=Dordevi?|first2=Sini?a|last3=Pali?|first3=Radosav|last4=Stojanovi?|first4=Gordana|date=2001|title=Essential oils ofHypericum olympicum L. andHypericum perforatum L.|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=16|issue=3|pages=201–203|doi=10.1002/ffj.978|issn=0882-5734}}{{Cite journal|last1=Pavlović|first1=M.|last2=Tzakou|first2=O.|last3=Petrakis|first3=P. V.|last4=Couladis|first4=M.|date=2006|title=The essential oil ofHypericum perforatum L., Hypericum tetrapterum Fries andHypericum olympicum L. growing in Greece|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ffj.1521|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=21|issue=1|pages=84–87|doi=10.1002/ffj.1521|issn=0882-5734|url-access=subscription}} Other components included [[germacrene]] D and (''E'')‐[[caryophyllene]],{{Cite journal|last1=Pavlović|first1=M.|last2=Tzakou|first2=O.|last3=Petrakis|first3=P. V.|last4=Couladis|first4=M.|date=2006|title=The essential oil ofHypericum perforatum L., Hypericum tetrapterum Fries andHypericum olympicum L. growing in Greece|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=21|issue=1|pages=84–87|doi=10.1002/ffj.1521|issn=0882-5734}} as well as an unusually high amount of [[terpene]]s.{{Cite journal|last1=Smelcerovic|first1=Andrija|last2=Spiteller|first2=Michael|last3=Ligon|first3=Axel Patrick|last4=Smelcerovic|first4=Zaklina|last5=Raabe|first5=Nils|date=2007|title=Essential oil composition of Hypericum L. species from Southeastern Serbia and their chemotaxonomy|journal=Biochemical Systematics and Ecology|volume=35|issue=2|pages=99–113|doi=10.1016/j.bse.2006.09.012|bibcode=2007BioSE..35...99S |issn=0305-1978}}
''H. olympicum'' contains numerous essential oil compounds, with the main components being (''E'')‐[[anethole]] (used as an aromatic substance), [[Farnesene|β‐farnesene]] (used as a constituent to essential oils), and [[spathulenol]].{{Cite journal|last1=Gudžić|first1=Branislav|last2=Dordević|first2=Siniša|last3=Palić|first3=Radosav|last4=Stojanović|first4=Gordana|date=2001|title=Essential oils of Hypericum olympicum L. and Hypericum perforatum L.|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=16|issue=3|pages=201–203|doi=10.1002/ffj.978|issn=0882-5734}}{{Cite journal|last1=Pavlović|first1=M.|last2=Tzakou|first2=O.|last3=Petrakis|first3=P. V.|last4=Couladis|first4=M.|year=2005|date=2005-06-29|title=The essential oil of Hypericum perforatum L., Hypericum tetrapterum Fries and Hypericum olympicum L. growing in Greece|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ffj.1521|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=21|issue=1|pages=84–87|doi=10.1002/ffj.1521|issn=0882-5734|url-access=subscription}} Other components included [[germacrene]] D and (''E'')‐[[caryophyllene]],{{Cite journal|last1=Pavlović|first1=M.|last2=Tzakou|first2=O.|last3=Petrakis|first3=P. V.|last4=Couladis|first4=M.|year=2006|title=The essential oil of Hypericum perforatum L., Hypericum tetrapterum Fries and Hypericum olympicum L. growing in Greece|journal=Flavour and Fragrance Journal|language=en|volume=21|issue=1|pages=84–87|doi=10.1002/ffj.1521|issn=0882-5734}} as well as an unusually high amount of [[terpene]]s.{{Cite journal|last1=Smelcerovic|first1=Andrija|last2=Spiteller|first2=Michael|last3=Ligon|first3=Axel Patrick|last4=Smelcerovic|first4=Zaklina|last5=Raabe|first5=Nils|date=2007|title=Essential oil composition of Hypericum L. species from Southeastern Serbia and their chemotaxonomy|journal=Biochemical Systematics and Ecology|volume=35|issue=2|pages=99–113|doi=10.1016/j.bse.2006.09.012|bibcode=2007BioSE..35...99S |issn=0305-1978}}
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[[Category:Flora of Serbia]]
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