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Bupleurum L.Apiaceae |
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Alternate trade names
bells of ireland Common names
thorow-wax Species cultivated
Bupleurum rotundifolium L. (=B. griffithii). Origin
Central and southern Europe, Central Asia. Brief characterization
Round to ovate, perfoliate leaves; small yellow flowers (ca. 2 mm across) in terminal compound umbels; secondary umbels subtended by involucel of 4-7 yellowish-green, leaflike bracts significantly wider than umbel diameter; involucre absent; corolla of 5 inflexed petals; styles enlarged at base, forming a stylopodium. Cultivar and/or species variation
Cultivars few. May be confused with
Bupleurum longifolia L. (a sometimes-cultivated weed) bears primary umbels subtended by a leafy involucre wider than umbel; B. rotundifolium lacks an involucre. Countries exporting
Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  |
Bupleurum rotundifolium: primary umbel, top view
