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Valeriana

 
Veterinary Dictionary: Valeriana
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A genus of herbaceous plants providing second class forage for livestock. Has a fleshy root containing valeric acid. V. officinalis is used for extraction of commercial valeric acid.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs
  Synonym: genus Valeriana

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Valeriana

Garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Valerianaceae
Genus: Valeriana
Species

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Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Valerianaceae. It includes a number of species of which the best known is the garden valerian Valeriana officinalis. Some species are native to Europe, others to North America and South America (especially in the Andes).

Species include:

  • Valeriana acutiloba
  • Valeriana arburua
  • Valeriana arizonica
  • Valeriana buxifolia
  • Valerian californica
  • Valeriana capitata
  • Valeriana carnosa
  • Valeriana celtica
  • Valeriana columbiana
  • Valeriana dioica
  • Valeriana edulis
  • Valeriana occidentalis
  • Valeriana officinalis
  • Valeriana pauciflora
  • Valeriana scandens
  • Valeriana scouleri
  • Valeriana septentrionalis
  • Valeriana sitchensis
  • Valeriana sorbifolia
  • Valeriana texana
  • Valeriana tiliifolia
  • Valeriana tripteris
  • Valeriana wallichii

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