Valeriana sichuanica D.Y.Hong

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Valeriana

Characteristics

Plants 25-55 cm tall. Rhizomes reduced; roots fascicled, fibrous, ca. 1 mm in diam. Stolons sometimes present. Stems solitary, erect, simple, densely retrorsely hispid below, gradually sparsely so upward. Leaves all cauline, sparsely hispidulous adaxially; lower 1 or 2 pairs with petiole 2-3 cm; blade ovate to elliptic, 2-5 × 1.2-2 cm, margin subentire to serrate; upper leaves pinnatisect, segments 4-or 5-paired, linear to elliptic, 1.5-3 × 0.2-0.7 cm; terminal segment similar or slightly broader. Inflorescence laxly corymbiform; peduncles 8-14 cm; bracts linear; bracteoles ca. as long as achenes. Corolla rose, funnelform, 4-4.5 mm; tube ca. 2.5 mm, inside villous; lobes 1.5-2 × ca. 1 mm. Stamens and style exserted. Achenes narrowly ovoid, ca. 4 mm, sparsely hispid. Fl. Jul, fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.55
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Distribution

Valeriana sichuanica world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961432-1
WFO ID wfo-0001239608
COL ID 7FBVT
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Synonyms

Valeriana sichuanica