Pan India Bouquets

Valeriana pyrolifolia Decne.

Family : Valerianaceae
(Valeriana Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Valeriana bracteata Royle
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Valeriana pyrolifolia Decne.
Common name : Kashmir Valerian, Pear-Leaf Valerian
Vernacular name : Sugandhabala (Hindi); Dhyamaka (Sanskrit)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Temperate Himalayas at an altitude of 2100 - 3600 m.
Comments / notes : Often replacing Valeriana jatamansi at higher levels, from which it differs in the usually pyroliform to reniform or suborbiculate leaves and the glabrous fruit. The leaves are also of a darker colour.
Flower, Fruit : April-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to West Himalaya
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
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 pyrolifolia. Downloaded on 28 May 2023.