Hipericon Preforata.' Hypericum perforatum, also known as hypericum, hypericum, wort or St. John's wort, is the most abundant species of the family of garcinia (Guttiferae) or hipericáceas (Hypericaceae). . Coloured drawings of plants, copied from nature in the Roman States, by Gerardo Cibo. Vol. I. Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Physician, of Siena: Extracts from his edition of Dioscorides' "de re Medica":. Italy, c. 1564-1584. Source: Add. 22332 f.83. Language: Italian. Author: Cibo, Gheraldo.