The valerian plants (Valerianaceae) are a family of the Bedecktsamer.

Spreading

The predominant number of kinds of the valerian plants seems to the north hemisphere in the moderate areas and in the Anden. In the tropical Africa, on Madagascar and in Southeast Asia and Australia they are missing completely.

Characteristics

It concerns predominantly krautige plants, more rarely around bushes, whereby the deviating growth forms occur particularly in the Anden.

The easily asymmetrical, usually whitish or reddish blooms stand in often trugdoldigen Zymen. The number of Kronzipfel grown together with one another is 5 or rarely 3. The blooms as originally regarded kinds have still 4 It took place then a reduction of the number of up to only one.

The cup of the blooms becomes larger with most kinds and attains full growth during the fruit maturing to hair, pinnated hair, hook, wings etc., which help during the spreading of the fruits. With the spur flowers (Centranthus) to and different kinds of fruits imagine themselves the same plant.

The sheets are against constant.

Other

Many plants of the kind can be used medically, be contained there them so-called "Valepotriate" (Valeriana Epoxy Triester). Some kinds are already used for several thousand years as welfare plants.

Systematics

The family is regarded generally as a transition family between the (Caprifoliaceae) and the (Dipsacaceae). One differentiates between 17 kinds with 315 to 400 kinds, whereby also sometimes the kind Triplostegia is ranked among the

• Aligera
• Aretiastrum
• Astrephia
• Belonanthus
• Spur flowers (Centranthus)
• African valerian (Fedia)
• Narde (Nardostachys)
• Gold valerian (Patrinia)
• Phuodendron
• Phyllactis
• Plectritis
• Pseudobetckea
• Siphonella
• Stangea
• Triplostegia
• Valerian (Valeriana): With 200 kinds.
• Field salad (Valerianella): With 80 kinds.

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