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Valeriana (valerian)
Taxonomy
Valeriana was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Valeriana officinalis.
It was assigned to Valerianaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991).
It was assigned to Valerianaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991).
Species
V. calcitrapa, V. celtica, V. chinensis, V. cornucopiae, V. dioica, V. locusta, V. mixta, V. montana, V. officinalis (type species), V. phu, V. pyrenaica, V. rubra, V. saxatilis, V. sibirica, V. tripteris, V. tuberosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Valeriana Linnaeus |
| 1976 | Valeriana Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Valeriana Chauhan |
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G. Valeriana Linnaeus 1753 [valerian]
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Valeriana calcitrapa Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana celtica Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana chinensis Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana cornucopiae Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana dioica Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana locusta Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana mixta Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana montana Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana officinalis Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana phu Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana pyrenaica Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana rubra Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana saxatilis Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana tripteris Linnaeus 1753
Valeriana tuberosa Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | Valeriana pliocenica (22778) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | Valeriana sp. (228792) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Valeriana dioca (164905 164919) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | Valeriana sp. (228773) | |
| Holocene | India (Tamil Nadu) | Valeriana sp. (228788) |