Pan India Bouquets

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 : Perennial herb
Habitat : Dry grassy slopes or in damp conditions in open, among shrubs/Rhododendron or in fir/juniper forest, 900 - 4267 m. altitude
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-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to South China and West Malesia
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Valeriana hardwickii. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.

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