Bupleurum marginatum

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 25-120 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a stout taproot that is softly woody and branched. The stem is rigid and woody at the base. The stem usually has a purple tinge. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 10-16 cm long by 0.6-1.4 cm wide. The base tapers and clasps the stem. The flowers are in branched groups. The petals are pale yellow. The fruit is oblong and brown and 3.6-4.5 mm long by 1.8-2.2 mm wide. It has prominent ribs. There is 1 seed.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical to temperate plant. In north India it grows between 900-3.600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Himalayas, India

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kali-zewar, Sipil

Synonyms

Bupleurum falcatum var. marginatum (Wall. ex DC.) C. B. Clarke; and others