5994.000 Bupleurum L.

Description of the genus

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.

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rotundifolium L.

Other sources of information about Bupleurum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bupleurum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bupleurum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bupleurum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bupleurum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Bupleurum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bupleurum
JSTOR Plant Science: Bupleurum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bupleurum
Plants of the World Online: Bupleurum
Tropicos: Bupleurum
Wikipedia: Bupleurum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Bupleurum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2782, retrieved 5 December 2025

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