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Valerianaceae
The Valerianaceae Batsch, the valerian family, was a family of flowering plants that is now considered part of the Caprifoliaceae. Plants are generally herbaceous, and their foliage often has a strong, disagreeable odor. They are found native in most regions of the world except for Australia. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals or used in herbal medicine for inducing relaxation and sleep. The genera that were placed in this family, along with some species, include: * '' Centranthus'' : ''C. ruber'' ( red valerian, spur valerian or red spur valerian) * ''Fedia'' : ''F. cornucopiae'' (African valerian, horn of plenty) * '' Nardostachys'' : '' N. jatamansi'' (Spikenard) : '' N. chinensis'' * ''Patrinia'' * '' Plectritis'' * '' Valeriana'' : ''V. dioica'' (marsh valerian) : ''V. officinalis'' (garden valerian) * ''Valerianella ''Valerianella'' is a genus of plant in family Caprifoliaceae. Many plants of this genus are known by the common name corn salad or cornsalad, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipsacales
The Dipsacales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. In the APG III system of 2009, the order includes only two families, Adoxaceae and a broadly defined Caprifoliaceae. Some well-known members of the Dipsacales order are honeysuckle, elder, viburnum, and valerian. Under the Cronquist system, the order included Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae sensu stricto, Dipsacaceae, and Valerianaceae. Under the 2003 APG II system, the circumscription of the order was much the same but the system allowed either a broadly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae including the families Diervillaceae, Dipsacaceae, Linnaeaceae, Morinaceae, and Valerianaceae, or these families being kept separate. The APG III system only uses the broadly circumscribed Caprifoliceae. The Dipsacales appear to be most closely related to the Paracryphiales The Paracryphiaceae are a family of woody shrubs and trees native to Australia, southeast Asia, and New Caledonia. In the APG III ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa. Description The flowering plants in this clade are mostly shrubs and vines: rarely herbs. They include some ornamental garden plants grown in temperate regions. The leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (appendages at the base of a leafstalk or petiole), and may be either evergreen or deciduous. The flowers are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small calyx with small bracts. The fruit is in most cases a berry or a drupe. The genera ''Diervilla'' and ''Weigela'' have capsular fruit, while ''Heptacodium'' has an achene. Taxonomy Views of the family-level cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Batsch
August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (28 October 1761 – 29 September 1802) was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants. Life and career Batsch was born in Jena, Saxe-Weimar to George Lorenz Bratsch and Ernestine (''nee'' Franke) Bratsch. He studied at the Jena City School, and then had private tuition. He showed an aptitude for natural sciences and drawing, and so subsequently studied medicine and philosophy at the University of Jena (now known as the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena), entering in 1772 and obtaining his doctorate in philosophy in 1781 and in medicine in 1786, his supervisor being Justus Christian Loder. Batsch was married in 1787 to Amalie Pfaundel. They had three children, Friedrich (born 1789), George Friedrich Karl (1792), and Karoline (1795). He died in 1802 after a short illness. In 1786 Batsch began to teach natural history at the University of Jena and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centranthus
''Centranthus'' is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae. There are about twelve species in the genus. Some ''Centranthus'' are known as introduced species in other parts of the world, including ''Centranthus ruber'' in the western United States and ''Centranthus macrosiphon'' in Western Australia. Species include: *'' Centranthus amazonum'' Fridlender & A.Raynal Plants of the World online *'' Centranthus angustifolius'' (Mill.) DC. - narrow-leaved valerian *'' Centranthus calcitrapae [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Valerian
''Centranthus ruber'', the red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, devil's beard or Jupiter's beard, is a popular garden plant grown for its ornamental flowers. Description It grows as a perennial plant, usually as a subshrub though it can take any form from a herbaceous plant to a shrub depending on conditions; the plants are usually woody at the base. The leaves are generally 5–8 cm in length. Their form changes from the bottom to the top of the plant, the lower leaves being petiolate while the upper leaves are sessile. The leaves grow in opposite pairs and are oval or lanceolate in shape. The plant flowers profusely, and though the individual flowers are small (no more than 2 mm), the inflorescences are large and showy. The flowers are small in rounded clusters each with 5 fused petals and a spur. The most typical color is a brick red or purplish red, but colors include deep crimson, pale pink, and lavender. ''Centranthus ruber'' 'Albus' (abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedia
''Valeriana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may by commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, ''Valeriana officinalis''. Species are native to all continents except Antarctica, with centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes). Fossil record Fossil seeds of ''Valeriana sp,'' among them †''Valeriana pliocenica'', have been recovered from Late Miocene deposits of southern Ukraine, from Pliocene deposits of south-eastern Belarus and Bashkortostan in central Russia. The fossil seeds are most similar to the extant European ''Valeriana simplicifolia''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts over 420 species and hybrids, including: *'' Valeriana alypifolia'' *'' Valeriana aretioides'' *'' Valeriana asterothrix'' *'' Valeriana bertiscea'' *'' Valeriana buxifolia'' *'' Valeriana californica'' *'' Valeriana celtica'' (Alpine valerian or valerian spikenard) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nardostachys
''Nardostachys'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America an .... It contains one species, '' Nardostachys jatamansi''. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q3009660, from2=Q24853263 Valerianoideae Caprifoliaceae genera Monotypic asterid genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nardostachys Jatamansi
''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas. It is a source of a type of intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, spikenard. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a traditional medicine, and in religious ceremonies. It is also called spikenard, nard, nardin, or muskroot. It is considered endangered due to overharvesting for folk medicine, overgrazing, loss of habitats, and forest degradation. Description ''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the honeysuckle family that grows in the eastern Himalayas, primarily in a belt through Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. The plant grows in height and has pink, bell-shaped flowers. It is found at an altitude of . Rhizomes (underground stems) can be crushed and distilled into an intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, which is very thick in consistency. Nard oil is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nardostachys Chinensis
''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas. It is a source of a type of intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, spikenard. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a traditional medicine, and in religious ceremonies. It is also called spikenard, nard, nardin, or muskroot. It is considered endangered due to overharvesting for folk medicine, overgrazing, loss of habitats, and forest degradation. Description ''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the honeysuckle family that grows in the eastern Himalayas, primarily in a belt through Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. The plant grows in height and has pink, bell-shaped flowers. It is found at an altitude of . Rhizomes (underground stems) can be crushed and distilled into an intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, which is very thick in consistency. Nard oil is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrinia
''Patrinia'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). There are about 17 species native to grassy mountain habitats in China, Siberia and Japan. These are unassuming clump-forming perennial plants having thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence with yellow or white flowers. Selected species * '' Patrinia gibbosa'' * '' Patrinia scabiosifolia'' * '' Patrinia triloba'' * '' Patrinia villosa'' Fossil record One fossil fruit of †''Patrinia palaeosibirica'' has been extracted from borehole samples of the Middle Miocene fresh water deposits in Nowy Sacz Basin, West Carpathians, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ....Łańcucka-Środoniowa M.: Macroscopic plant remains from the freshwater Miocene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plectritis
''Plectritis'' is a genus of plants in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and ...). There are only three to five species. They are known generally as seablushes, and they are native to western North America and Chile. These are unassuming annual plants with thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence of flowers. The flower head bears several tiny flowers in shades of pink or white. Species: *'' Plectritis ciliosa'' - longspur seablush *'' Plectritis congesta'' - shortspur seablush *'' Plectritis macrocera'' - longhorn plectritis, white plectritis References External linksJepson Manual Treatment Valerianoideae Caprifoliaceae genera {{Dipsacales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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