| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana aretioides Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 3: 324 (1819) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia, Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4600m |
| Description | leaves minute, oblong, carnose, apically triquetrous, acute, basally canaliculate, ciliolate, flowers 1-5, sessile amongst upper leaves, infundibuliform, anthers exserted |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aretiastrum aretioides (Kunth) Graebn. Phyllactis aretioides (Kunth) Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador) |