Bupleurum lanceolatum Wall. ex DC.

boo-PLUR-rum -- Greek: boupleuros (ox-rib), a name given to another plant ... Dave's Botanary
lan-see-oh-LAY-tum -- lance-shaped ... Dave's Botanary

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, retrieved 2 June 2026

Bibliography / etymology / notes

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

lanceleaf thorowax

• Flowers of India ... (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. 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

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Apiaceae perennial herb "Bupleurum lanceolatum" "lanceleaf thorowax"