VALERIANACEAE
NB Synonym of Caprifoliaceae
Morphological description
Herbs.
Leaves
Leaves opposite, serrate dentate, exstipulate,
Inflorescence
Inflorescence.
Flowers
Flowers corolla tubular, stamens inserted on the tube, ovary inferior. Usually bisexual.
Fruit
Fruit.
Seed
Seed.
Different from: Scrophulariaceae: ovary superior. - Rubiaceae: leaves entire, stipulate.
Distribution: The family mainly in the northern hemisphere, and the Andes (South America). In Malesia 2 genera: Triplostegia and Valeriana, both in open places in the mountains.
Notes: Triplostegia is also placed in the Dipsacaceae. Valeriana is used medicinally.
Literature: C.A. Backer, Fl. Males. I, 4 (1951) 253-254 (Valeriana); C.G.G.J. van Steenis, Fl. Males. I, 4 (1951) 290-292 (Triplostegia)..
Spot characters (Van Balgooy): Triplostegia 92 - Valeriana 49, 92.
Illustrations: Fig. 179. Valeriana hardwickii Wall. (Valerianaceae). Young flowering stemtop and separate leaf. Reproduced from Flora Malesiana I, 4 (1951) 253, fig. 1.
Image in PhytoImages for Valerianaceae
Synonym of Caprifoliaceae