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Bracts 2-4, broadly ovate, J-l in. long, leaf-like, acute. Bracteoles 
4-5, ovate, about as long as their umbels. Fruit ovoid, hardly 
l in. long ; ridges distinct. 
Simla, Mahasu, Matiana ; July-September. — Temperate Himalaya, 7000- 
12,000 ft. 
3. Bupleurum falcatum, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 676. Stems 
glaucous, 1-4 ft. Leaves sessile, linear, 4-10 xJ-J in., usually 
curved like a scythe ; nerves 5-7, prominent, margins thick. Bracts 
2-5, linear-lanceolate, acute, up to J in. long. Bracteoles 4-5, 
lanceolate, shorter than their umbels. Fruit oblong, hardly \ in. 
long ; ridges distinct. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; Temperate Himalaya, 3000-10,000 ft - 
W. Asia, Europe (Britain). 
4. Bupleurum tenue, Don; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 677. Stems 
flexuous, 1-3 ft. Leaves sessile, narrowly oblong, 1-3 x \ in. ; 
nerves 5-7, prominent, margins thin, tip obtuse, bristle-tipped. 
Umbels often borne on short, lateral branches. Bracts 1-4, lanceo- 
late, \ in. or less, acute. Bracteoles 4-5, obovate-lanceolate, longer 
than their umbels. Fruit oblong, in. ; ridges distinct. (Fig. 63.) 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; July-September. —Plains of N. Punjab; Tem- 
perate Himalaya, up to 9000 ft. 
5. Bupleurum Maddeni, G. B. Clarke; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 678. 
Aspect and characters of B. lenue, except that the finely acute 
leaves have about 11 slender nerves, and the bracteoles are about 
equal to their umbels. 
Simla ; July, August. — Simla to Mussoorie, 6000-8000 ft. 
5. PIMPINELLA. Supposed to be derived from bipinnula , 
2-pinnate. — N. temperate regions, S. Africa, rare in S. America. 
Perennial, erect herbs. Leaves pinnate or 2-pinnate ; leaflets 
lanceolate, pinnatifid or toothed ; radical leaves sometimes un- 
divided. Umbels compound. Bracts none or 1-5, linear. Pays 
unequal. Bracteoles 3-8, linear, less than J in., sometimes none. 
Flowers yellow-green or white ; stalks unequal, usually long. 
Calyx-teeth none.' Fruit glabrous or pubescent, ovoid, about ^ in. 
long ; ridges slender, distinct. 
Leaves 2-pinnate. Rays 5-10. Fruit glabrous . . . 1. P. acuminata. 
Leaves 1 -pinnate. Rays 10-20. Fruit roughly pubescent 2. P. diversifolia. 
1. Pimpinella acuminata, C. B. Clarke ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 686. 
Glabrous, except the leaves ; stems 2-5 ft. Leaves pubescent on 
both surfaces, 2-pinnate ; leaflets 3-5 on each pinnule, 1-2 x 
in., irregularly lobed and toothed, long-pointed. Bracts 1-5. 
Pays 5-10. Bracteoles 3-5. Flowers yellow-green, 6-12 in an 
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