*Bupleurum lanceolatum* Wall. ex DC. [image: Bupleurum lanceolatum Wall. ex DC.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104331980>
*boo-PLUR-rum* -- Greek: *boupleuros* (ox-rib), a name given to another plant ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Bupleurum> *lan-see-oh-LAY-tum* -- lance-shaped ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=lanceolatum> *commonly known as*: lanceleaf thorowax • *Dogri*: गिल्ल gill • *Garhwali*: जंगली जीरा jangli jeera • *Kumaoni*: जंगली जीरा jangli jeera • *Pahari*: बनजवाईन banjwain, पहाड़ी गाजर pahari gajar *botanical names*: *Bupleurum lanceolatum* Wall. ex DC. ... ... *synonyms*: no known synonyms ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 2 June 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *lanceleaf thorowax* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lanceleaf%20Thorowax.html> ... (accessed: June 2, 2026) ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... spoken by the Dogras *गिल्ल gill* - In the sub-alpine and lower alpine pastures of Jammu and bordering regions (like Kotli/Poonch), species of *Bupleurum* (specifically *Bupleurum falcatum* variants) are natively recorded under the generic folk name " *gill*", where the dried plant is harvested for stomach ailments ... compiled from web. ~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: *Uttarakhand* *जंगली जीरा jangli jeera* - This common name applies broadly across the genus *Bupleurum* in the state due to the plant's umbrella-like seed clusters that closely resemble the cumin plant. ... compiled from web. ~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* ... spoken in: *Uttarakhand* *जंगली जीरा jangli jeera* - This common name applies broadly across the genus *Bupleurum* in the state due to the plant's umbrella-like seed clusters that closely resemble the cumin plant. ... compiled from web. ~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand *बनजवाईन banjwain, पहाड़ी गाजर pahari gajar* - बनजवाईन banjwain (or बनअजवाईन banajwain) = "wild ajwain" or "forest caraway". This is a widespread generic name in Western Pahari for wild, erect *Bupleurum* species like *Bupleurum hamiltonii* (formerly *Bupleurum tenue*) ... compiled from web. - पहाड़ी गाजर pahari gajar = "mountain carrot". In several upper Himachali dialects, wild-growing *Bupleurum* and closely related wild alpine Apiaceae are generically lumped under names referring to wild mountain carrots because of their taproots and carrot-like leaf arrangements. ... compiled from web. ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ ***Himachal Pradesh, ***Jammu & Kashmir, ***Uttarakhand - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 26.05; last update Mar. 20th, 2026. Last accessed 01/06/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy). *** shared vernacular names in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 12:11 02-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 13:30 03-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/06/bupleurum-lanceolatum-wall-ex-dc.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3iUc%2BpbEaag3n7zd-KFG5wsGOKaE9NN1sAKGmG0C1qcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
