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Bupleurum thomsonii C.B. Clarke Apiaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

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Bupleurum thomsonii: Erect, 1 or more stems from the base, 10–75 cm tall. Lower leaves linear to lanceolate, up to 14 cm long, veins 5–7; upper leaves lanceolate to ovate, up to 10 cm long, veins numerous, base broad, amplexicaul, cordate. Involucral bracts lacking or 1–3, linear to lanceolate, acuminate bractlets, as long or longer than the flowering umbellet, veins 3. Flowers about 20, yellow. Pedicels 3–4 times longer than the carpels. Fruit 6–7 mm long; ridges winged; furrows 3-vittate. Himalayas in India and W. Pakistan (Ali and Qaiser 1995–2020) (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4).

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  1. Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Swat, Mingora, Pakistan

    Hassan Sher

  2. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

  3. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  4. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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  1. Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  2. Center for Plant Sciences & Biodiversity, University of Swat, Pakistan, Udigram, Pakistan

    Hassan Sher

  3. Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

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Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Bupleurum thomsonii C.B. Clarke Apiaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45597-2_41-1

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