Plants of the Punjab. 



279 



Herbs, Ekect, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Bupleurum 

 lanceolatum, 

 Buplever oi Hare's 

 ear, 



Umbelliferje. 

 F. B. I. ii. 674. 

 Himalaya, 

 4-9,000 ft. 

 Fagii (Collett). 

 The Galis (Douie). 

 Kashmir. 



Petals ununited. 



medium size to large, perennial, smooth ; leaves, 

 lower lanceolate, long-stalked, middle stem ones 3-5 by 

 J-3 in., ovate, long-pointed, bracts none or only one, I 

 in., linear, bracteoles 2-6, narrowly lanceolate, much 

 shorter than the umbels, soon falling off ; flowers very 

 small, yellow, on short stalks 5-6 combined on 5-8 un- 

 equal rays forming a compound umbel, calyx teeth none, 

 petals 5, ovate with a broad tip, the latter infiexed, the 

 outer petals of an umbel enlarged, stamens 5, styles 2 ; 

 fruit i in. of 2 one-seeded carpels hanging on to a central 

 untUvided stalk (carpophore), each carpel, which is convex 

 externally, has 5 longitudinal obscure ridges with 3 oil 

 canals (vittse) in each furrow ; seeds round on section 

 or concave on the inner side. 



Bupleurum Candollii, 



UMBELLIFERiE. 



F. B. I. ii. 674. 

 Himalaya, 

 8-12,000 ft. 

 Simla, Maliasu 

 Matiana (Collett). 



Bupleurum 

 jucundum, 



UMBELLIFERiE. 



F. B. I. ii. 075. 



Kashmir, 



7-10,000 ft. 



Budrawur 



(C. B. Clarke). 



Lahul 



(Jaeschke). 



Bupleurum 

 Thomsoni, 



Umbelliff.R/E. 

 F. B. I. ii. 675. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-9,000 'ft. 

 Sonamerg 

 (C. B. Clarke). 



&j 



leaves, lower stem 2-5 by |-| in., linear-oblong 

 upper 1-4 by |-f in., oblong or ovate, nearly sessile and 

 stem-clasping, bracts 2-3 or none, i-l| in, ovate or oblong, 

 short-pointed, leafy, angular, bracteoles 2-5, |-| in., leafy, 

 oblong with or without rounded ends, as long as the flower- 

 ing minor umbel (umbellule), carpel |- in,, ridges on ripe 

 carpels distinct ; otherwise like the last species. 



medium size, leaves, lower stem 1-1| in., circular, 

 very shortly stalked, upper stem ones ovate, deeply heart- 

 shaped, stem-clasping, bract one or none, |-f in,, ovate, 

 leafy, often stem-clasping, or heart-shaped, bracteoles 

 4-5, I in., often none, oblong, short-pointed, usually shorter 

 than the umbellule, fruit | in. ; otherwise like the last 

 species. 



large, leaves, stem linear, upper stem 2-4 in,, 

 lanceolate, long-pointed or ovate, stem-clasping, heart- 

 shaped, bracts none or 1-2, lanceolate, bracteoles 5-9, 

 lanceolate, long-pointed or linear, as long as the flowering 

 umbellules, rays of the umbels 6-10, 1-2|- in., rays of the 

 umbellule often 20, fruit 4 in,, oblong, carpels cylindri- 

 cal, with a bluish-green waxy gloss, 5-winged, furrows con- 

 taining 3-4 oil canals, carpel stalk divided, very thin ; 

 otherwise like the last species. 



