| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana jatamansii Jones ex Roxb. |
| Bibliography | Asiat Res. 4: 451 (1795) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to China and n. Indo-China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 500-3100m |
| Description | stems erect, basal leaves in rosette, long petiolate, cordate, glabrous, irregularly crenate, stem leaves sessile, ovate, flowers in corymb |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Valeriana harmsii Graebn. Valeriana hygrobia Briq. Valeriana jatamansii var. frondosa Hand.-Mazz. Valeriana jatamansii var. glabra Merr.¨ Valeriana jatamansii var. hygrobia (Briq.) Hand.-Mazz. Valeriana mairei H.Lév. Valeriana spica Vahl. Valeriana violifolia Griff. Valeriana wallichii DC. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand, VIE Vietnam) |