To look further to find the clues, I am giving details from all the three eFloras:
*Bupleurum longicaule* Wall. in Flora of Pakistan <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015435>: Perennial, *15-40 cm tall, *1 or more stems from the base. Lower leaves linear to lanceolate; *upper leaves lanceolate, amplexicaul, apices long acuminate*. *Involucral bracts 1-3, ovate*, unequal. *Rays 2-8.* *Involucel of 6-8 oval bractlets,* slightly connate at the base, longer than the flowering umbellet, *veins 5-7.* *Petals and stylopodium almost black. Fruit oblong; ridges slightly winged;* furrows 3-vittate. For *Bupleurum longicaule* var. *himalayense* (Kl.) C.B. Clarke in Hook. f. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242420947> Up to 50 cm tall. Stem usually 1. Lower leaves linear, veins 5-7; upper leaves lanceolate, veins 9-19. Involucral bracts 1-4, unequal. *Rays 2-6*.* Involucel of 6-10 ovate, imbricate bractlets.* *Flowers almost black. Fruit ridges winged. * Distribution: Himalayas in India and Pakistan. This is common in Kashmir from 3-4000 m. *Bupleurum longicaule* var. *ramosum* Nasir <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062986> 10-30 cm tall, decumbent. Stems many from the base. Basal leaves linear, lower leaves linear to lanceolate. Involucral bracts 1-3. *Rays 3-5.* *Involucel of 5 linear to oval bractlets.* *Flowers dark purple to almost black.* Distribution: Himalayas in India and W. Pakistan *Bupleurum longicaule* Wall. ex DC. in Checklist of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200015435>: 3300-4900 m; Himalaya (Kashmir, Kumaun, Bhutan), Tibet. *Bupleurum candollei *Wall. in Flora of Pakistan <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015413>: Perennial*, up to 1 m tall. *Lower leaves linear to lanceolate, veins 5-7 secondary veins prominent, apex mucronate, base narrowed; *upper leave, lanceolate to oblong, oval or ovate;* *shorter subsessible leaves intermixed with the larger leaves, veins 13-17, secondary veins distinct, apex mucronate.* *Involucral bracts 1-4, lanceolate to oval*, foliaceous. *Rays 5-10. Involucel of lanceolate to oval bractlets*, as long or longer than the flowering umbellet, *veins 3-5.* *Fruit elliptic, 4-5 mm long; ridges prominent, obtuse;* furrows 3-vittate. Distribution: Himalayas in India and W. Pakistan *Bupleurum candollei* Wallich ex de Candolle from Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200015413> : Plants 40–100 cm, perennial. *Taproot stout, woody, branched. Stem erect, much-branched above, branches spreading-ascending, base without fibrous remnant sheaths.* Lower leaves linear-lanceolate or long-elliptic, 12–15 × 0.5–0.8 cm, 11–15-nerved, abaxially glaucous, apex rounded-obtuse, apiculate. Upper leaves long-obovate, base cuneate. Umbels 2.5–4 cm across; bracts 3–5, ovate, 3–20 × 2–10 mm, unequal; rays 4–8, 1–3 cm, unequal, slender; bracteoles 5, broadly elliptic or suborbicular, 3–6 × 1.8–4 mm, apex rounded, apiculate, greatly exceeding flowers; umbellules 8–12 mm across, 10–15-flowered; pedicels 0.5–1.5 mm. Petals pale yellow or dark purple. Stylopodium low-conic, discoid, dark yellow or dark purple. Fruit oblong, brown, 2.7–3.5 × 1.7–1.9 mm; ribs prominent, narrowly winged; vittae 3 in each furrow, 4 on commissure. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Sep–Oct. Mixed forests on shady slopes, open forests, mountain slopes, grassy places; 1800–3200 m. W Sichuan, S Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, N India, Kashmir, N Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim]. *Bupleurum candollei* var. *candollei* (C. B. Clarke) Ridley in Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200015413> Stem, bracts and bracteoles green. Basal leaves linear-lanceolate or long-elliptic, leaf blade abaxially glaucous, thinly papery.* Petals yellow. Stylopodium dark yellow.* Open forests, mountain slopes, grassy places; *1800–3200 m.* W Sichuan, S Xizang, NW Yunnan [Bhutan, N India, Kashmir, N Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim]. *Bupleurum candoleii* Wall. ex DC.in Checklist of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242420943>: 2400-4000 m; Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Assam, N. Burma, Tibet On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 at 17:43, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are the keys: > 7 (6) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-6> > *Plants > with almost black flowers*. Bractlets ovate, *5-7 veined*, *as long or > longer than the flowering umbellet* Bupleurum longicaule > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015435> > + Plants with yellow or black flowers. Bractlets lanceolate to oval,* 3-5 > veined, *as long or longer or shorter than the flowering umbellet (8) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-8> > > 8 (7) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-7> > Bases > of upper leaves completely amplexicaul, auriculata (9) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-9> > + Bases of upper leaves not or slightly amplexicaul, not auriculata (11) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-11> > > 9 (8) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-8> > Apices > or upper leaves long acuminate. Flowers yellow (10) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-10> > + Apices of upper leaves not acuminate. Flowers dark purple Bupleurum > constancei > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062987> > > 10 (9) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-9> > Lower > leaves linear; upper with inflated leaf bases Bupleurum clarkeanum > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062988> > + Lower leaves linear to lanceolate; upper without inflated leaf bases > Bupleurum > thomsonii > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062992> > > 11 (8) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-8> > Bracts > present. Rays 5-12. Upper leaves cordate (12) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-12> > + Bracts frequently lacking or 1. Rays 5-8. Upper leaves oblong, not > cordate Bupleurum swatianum > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062993> > > 12 (11) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104853#KEY-1-11> > Bracts > 1-3, Rays 8-12. Upper leaves oblong to broadly ovate, cordate. Bractlets > shorter than the flowers Bupleurum jucundum > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062995> > + Bracts 1-4, unequal. Rays 5-10. Upper leaves oval to ovate, > amplexicaul. *Bractlets as long or longer than the flowers* Bupleurum > candollei > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015413> > > On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 at 17:39, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There seems some confusion in efi site between these two species. >> Let us see the differences: >> *Bupleurum longicaule* Wall. in Flora of Pakistan >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015435>: >> Perennial, *15-40 cm tall, *1 or more stems from the base. Lower leaves >> linear to lanceolate; *upper leaves lanceolate, amplexicaul, apices long >> acuminate*. *Involucral bracts 1-3, ovate*, unequal. *Rays 2-8.* *Involucel >> of 6-8 oval bractlets,* slightly connate at the base, longer than the >> flowering umbellet, *veins 5-7.* Petals and stylopodium almost black. *Fruit >> oblong; ridges slightly winged;* furrows 3-vittate. >> >> *Bupleurum candollei *Wall. in Flora of Pakistan >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200015413>: >> Perennial*, up to 1 m tall. *Lower leaves linear to lanceolate, veins >> 5-7 secondary veins prominent, apex mucronate, base narrowed; *upper >> leave, lanceolate to oblong, oval or ovate;* *shorter subsessible leaves >> intermixed with the larger leaves, veins 13-17, secondary veins distinct, >> apex mucronate.* *Involucral bracts 1-4, lanceolate to oval*, >> foliaceous. *Rays 5-10. Involucel of lanceolate to oval bractlets*, as >> long or longer than the flowering umbellet, *veins 3-5.* *Fruit >> elliptic, 4-5 mm long; ridges prominent, obtuse;* furrows 3-vittate. >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). 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