Valeriana celtica

Valeriana celtica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Valeriana
Species:	V. celtica
Binomial name
Valeriana celtica L.
Subspecies
V. celtica subsp. norica[1][2] Valeriana celtica subsp. pancicii[3] Valeriana celtica subsp. pennina[1]
Synonyms[4]
Valeriana saxatilis Vill. Valeriana verticillata Clairv.

Valeriana celtica is a species of plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is also known as Alpine valerian and valerian spikenard.^[5] It is endemic to the Eastern Alps (V. celtica subsp. norica) and to the Graian and Pennine Alps.^{[citation needed]} It grows as a perennial herb^[6] 5 to 15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) tall. Along with Valeriana saxatilis and Valeriana elongata, it forms a clade of dioecious plants.^[7] Until the 1930s, it was extensively harvested for export to Asia for use in perfumes.^[1] The root has been used as a folk remedy as a nerve tonic.^[6]

Gallery

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  V. celtica from Atlas der Alpenflora, 1882
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  V. celtica in the wild
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References

1. Novak, Johannes; Novak, Stefan; Bitsch, Christina; Franz, Chlodwig Michael (10 March 2000). "Essential oil composition of underground parts of Valeriana celtica ssp. from Austria and Italy". Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 15 (1): 40–42. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(200001/02)15:1<40::AID-FFJ863>3.0.CO;2-B. ISSN 0882-5734. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
2. "Valeriana celtica ssp. norica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
3. Weberling, F.; Endlich, B.; Engel, D.B.K (1971). "Zur systematischen Stellung von Valeriana pancicii Halácsy & Baldacci und V. bertiscea Pančić". Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift. 119 (1–3): 94–101. doi:10.1007/BF01373111. S2CID 12155635.
4. "Valeriana celtica L., 1753 - Taxon n°5675 - BDNFF v4.02". Tela Botanica. Le réseau des Botanistes Francophones. 2000–2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
5. Kress, Henriette (1995–2010). "Valeriana celtica". Henriette's Herbal Homepage. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
6. Uphof, Johannes Cornelis Theodorus (1968) [1959]. Dictionary of Economic Plants (second ed.). New York, NY: J. Cramer. p. 538. ISBN 9783904144711. OCLC 48693661.
7. Bell, Charles D.; Calderon, Gloria; Gonzalez, Lauren; Scholz, Andrea; Liede-Schumann, Sigrid (2015). "Resolving Relationships within Valerianaceae (Dipsacales): New Insights and Hypotheses from Low-Copy Nuclear Regions". Systematic Botany. 40: 327–335. doi:10.1600/036364415X686611. S2CID 83634201.

External links

• Media related to Valeriana celtica at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Valeriana celtica at Wikispecies