Valeriana hardwickii Wall.

 
  • Family : VALERIANACEAE
    (Valeriana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Valeriana acuminata Royle; Valeriana arnottiana Wight; Valeriana elata D.Don; Valeriana hardwickeana Schult.; Valeriana helictes Graebn.; Valeriana hoffmeisteri Klotzsch; Valeriana javanica Blume; Valeriana rhodoleuca H.B.Chen & C.Y.Cheng; Valeriana rosthornii Graebn.; Valeriana tenera Wall. ex DC.; Valeriana udicola Briq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Valeriana hardwickei Wall.
  • Common name : Indian Valerian
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tagger, Asarun, Shami, Chhar (Hindi)
    • Taggerganthoda (Marathi)
    • Balchur, Tagger (Bengali)
    • Nakkali jatamasi (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry grassy slopes or in damp conditions in open, among shrubs/Rhododendron or in fir/juniper forest, 900 - 4267 m. altitude; Shola, Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : It is a well-known and frequently used medicinal herb that has a long and proven history of efficacy. It is noted especially for its effect as a tranquilliser and nervine, particularly for those people suffering from nervous overstrain. Valerian has been shown to encourage sleep, improve sleep quality and reduce blood pressure.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1367
    • Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.3 (3):1367
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Valeriana hardwickii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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