Valeriana jatamansi Jones ex Roxb.

 
  • Family : VALERIANACEAE
    (Valeriana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Valeriana spica Vahl; Valeriana harmsii Graebn.; Valeriana hygrobia Briq.; Valeriana mairei H.Lév.; Valeriana violifolia Griff.; Valeriana wallichii DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Valeriana jatamansi Jones ex Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Soft, succulent herbs up to 50 cm tall, branches pubescent; Radical leaves persistent, ovate; cauline leaves entire or pinnatifid; Flowers in dense capitate heads, white or pinkish white; Fruits hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Dehradun
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kangra district, Kinnaur district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Mandi district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 650
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 352
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Valeriana jatamansi. Downloaded on 12 February 2025.

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