Hypericaceae or hypericinae is a natural order of plants, of which the genus Hypericum or St John's wort is the typical type. They are herbs, shrubs, or (rarely) trees, with simple, opposite (rarely whorled) leaves. They have terminal or axillary, solitary, cymose or paniculate flowers, usually yellow or white. These plants are much spread; they ab... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BH.HTM