Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Bupleurum handiense
Bupleurum handiense (Bolle) G. Kunkel
Familia
APIACEAE
Anís de Jandia
Bupleurum handiense, commonly known as Jandía anise, is a perennial shrub endemic to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It belongs to the Apiaceae family and is notable for being a protected and endangered species due to its extremely limited geographical distribution.
It is a branched, robust shrub that usually measures between 60 and 90 centimetres in height, though it can exceptionally reach one metre.
Its leaves are leathery, light green or bluish-green (glaucous) in colour. They have very pronounced parallel venation (with between 5 and 11 veins) and are densely clustered at the tips of the branches.
It produces yellowish-green flowers arranged in compound umbels (umbrellas of flowers). Its main flowering season is between May and August.
It grows as a rock-dwelling plant on crags, cliffs and north-facing slopes, generally at an altitude of between 400 and 800 metres above sea level, where it benefits from the moisture carried by the trade winds. It is found mainly in the Jandía Massif (Fuerteventura) and the Riscos de Famara.
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Anís de Jandia
Bupleurum handiense, commonly known as Jandía anise, is a perennial shrub endemic to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It belongs to the Apiaceae family and is notable for being a protected and endangered species due to its extremely limited geographical distribution.
It is a branched, robust shrub that usually measures between 60 and 90 centimetres in height, though it can exceptionally reach one metre.
Its leaves are leathery, light green or bluish-green (glaucous) in colour. They have very pronounced parallel venation (with between 5 and 11 veins) and are densely clustered at the tips of the branches.
It produces yellowish-green flowers arranged in compound umbels (umbrellas of flowers). Its main flowering season is between May and August.
It grows as a rock-dwelling plant on crags, cliffs and north-facing slopes, generally at an altitude of between 400 and 800 metres above sea level, where it benefits from the moisture carried by the trade winds. It is found mainly in the Jandía Massif (Fuerteventura) and the Riscos de Famara.
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
