Valeriana asarifolia

Valeriana asarifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Valerianoideae
Genus: Valeriana
Species: Valeriana asarifolia

Name

Valeriana asarifolia Dufr., Hist. Nat. Valér. 44 (1811).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Valeriana calthifolia Sieber, Flora 1: 272 (1818).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Antikythira), Kriti (Crete, Karpathos). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands (Chalki). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dufresne, P. 1811. Histoire Naturelle et Médicale de la Famille des Valerianées. 81 pp., Jean Martel, Montpellier. archive.org Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Valeriana asarifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Valeriana asarifolia. Accessed: 11 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Valeriana asarifolia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 27 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Valeriana asarifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug. 2019. Reference page.

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