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; Valeriana celtica subsp. pancicii; Valeriana celtica subsp. pennina;
Synonyms
	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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "Valeriana celtica ssp. norica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ Kress, Henriette (1995–2010). "Valeriana celtica". Henriette's Herbal Homepage. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b Uphof, Johannes Cornelis Theodorus (1968) [1959]. Dictionary of Economic Plants (second ed.). New York, NY: J. Cramer. p. 538. ISBN 9783904144711. OCLC 48693661.
^ 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

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[oils-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.

[norica-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.

[uphof-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.

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