VALERIANA CapensisThunb. [family VALERIANACEAE], Fl. Cap. p. 33;—E. Z. 2330.
Information
stem erect, striated; leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or alternate, ovate, acute, toothed, the terminal one largest; corymb panicled; flowers triandrous. Habit of V. officinalis. Stem 2–3 feet high, glabrous or hairy on the joints. Leaves with 4–8 pairs of glabrous or pilose leaflets, the odd one ovate or acuminate, 1 inch or more long, the lateral ones gradually smaller. Lower leaves on long foot-stalks, upper ones sessile and with narrower leaflets. Panicle, flowers, and fruit as in V. officinalis.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA In kloofs and moist valleys; distr. of Cape, George, Albany, Uitenhage, and in Caffraria. Dec.-Feb. (Herb. D., Sd.)
