Annual (in ours). Leaves simple. Petals yellow. Fruit ovoid or oblong with conspicuous ridges. Derivation of name: Bupleurum: from the Greek word boupleuros which is a combination of bous ox and pleura rib. This likely refers to the plant's leaves, which were thought to resemble an ox's rib in some way. Worldwide: Temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere and South Africa. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |