Bupleurum falcatum, the sickle-leaved hare's-ear,[1] sickle hare's ear or sickle-leaf hare's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.[2]
| Bupleurum falcatum | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. falcatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bupleurum falcatum | |
It is found in Europe and the Caucasus.[3]
In East Asia, the scientific name Bupleurum falcatum is often misapplied to another species, Bupleurum stenophyllum.[4]
Bupleurum falcatum has been found to possess antidepressant properties, mediated through the serotonergic and noradrenergic systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found).[5]
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are accepted.[3]
- Bupleurum falcatum subsp. corsicum (Coss. & Kralik) Rouy & E.G.Camus – Corsica
- Bupleurum falcatum subsp. dilatatum (Schur) Soó – Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania
- Bupleurum falcatum subsp. falcatum – France to the Caucasus and eastern European Russia
References
edit- ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Bupleurum falcatum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Wang, Chang-Bao; Ma, Xiang-Guang; He, Xing-Jin (2011). "A taxonomic re-assessment in the Chinese Bupleurum (Apiaceae): Insights from morphology, nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer, and chloroplast (trnH-psbA, matK) sequences". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 49 (6): 558–589. Bibcode:2011JSyEv..49..558W. doi:10.1111/j.1759-6831.2011.00157.x. ISSN 1674-4918.
- ↑ Lee B, Yun HY, Shim I, Lee H, Hahm DH (2012). "Bupleurum falcatum Prevents Depression and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Exposed to Repeated Restraint Stress". Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 22 (3): 422–30. doi:10.4014/jmb.1110.10077. PMID 22450800.
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