Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana
Garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Dipsacales
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Valerianoideae
Genus:
Valeriana L. (1753)
Synonyms[1]
List
AligeraSuksd. (1897)
Amblyorhinum Turcz. (1852)
Aretiastrum (DC.) Spach (1841)
AstrephiaDufr. (1811)
BelonanthusGraebn. (1906)
BetckeaDC. (1832)
Centranthus DC. (1805)
Dufresnia DC. (1834)
Fedia Gaertn. (1790), nom. cons.
FediaKunth (1819), nom. illeg.
FuisaRaf. (1840)
HemesotriaRaf. (1820)
Hybidium Fourr. (1868)
Locusta Riv. ex Medik. (1789)
Masema Dulac (1867)
Mitrophora Neck. ex Raf. (1813)
MonastesRaf. (1840)
Ocymastrum Kuntze (1891)
Odontocarpa Raf. (1840)
OligacoceWilld. ex DC. (1830)
PhuLudw. (1757)
Phuodendron(Graebn.) Dalla Torre & Harms (1905)
PhyllactisPers. (1805)
PlectritisDC. (1830)
PolypremumAdans. (1763), nom. illeg.
PorteriaHook. (1851)
Pseudobetckea(Höck) Lincz. (1958)
Rittera Raf. (1840), nom. illeg.
Saliunca Raf. (1840)
SiphonellaSmall (1903)
StangeaGraebn. (1906)
Valerianopsis C.A.Müll. (1885)
Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae,[1] members of which may by commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Species are native to all continents except Antarctica, with centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes).
Some species are known as introduced species in other parts of the world, including Valeriana rubra in the western United States[2] and Valeriana macrosiphon in Western Australia.[3]
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