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Caprifoliaceae

Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) DC.

Valeriana jatamansi Jones

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Valeriana

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Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) DC. (Valeriana jatamansi)
Photo: Arne Holgersson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (27)
Afrikaans
Nardus
Arabic
سنبل هندي, السنبل السوري, السنبل الهندي, الناردين, سنبل الطيب, سنبل العصافير, سنبل سوري, سنبل طيب
arz
سنبل هندى
Azerbaijani
Yataman nardostaxisi, Nardostachys grandiflora, Nardostachys jatamansi
Chinese
蜘蛛香, 大救驾, 老君须, 蜘蛛香(马蹄香、心叶缬草), 蝴蛛香, 马蹄香, 滇北缬草
Dutch
Narduskruid, Nardostachys grandiflora, Nardostachys jatamansi
English
Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) DC., Patrinia jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) D.Don
French
Valériane indienne
German
Narde, Nardenöl, Nardostachys grandiflora, Nardostachys jatamansi
Hindi
जटामांसी, तगर
io
Nardo
Italian
Nardostachys grandiflora
lzh
蜘蛛香
Malay
Spikenard
Malayalam
ജഡാമഞ്ചി, Spikenard, മഞ്ചി
Marathi
जटामांसी
Nepali
जटामसी
Persian
سنبل هندی
Polish
Nardostachys jatamansi, Nardostachys grandiflora, Patrinia jatamansi, Szpikanard
Punjabi
ਜਟਾਮਾਂਸੀ
Russian
Нард
scn
Nardu, Spicaddossu
Slovak
Nard pravý, Himalájska valeriána, Indická valeriána, Nardostachys jatamansi, Nardovník jatamanský
Spanish
Nardostachys jatamansi
Tamil
அப்ரமாஞ்சி
Telugu
జటామాంసి, జటామాన్సి
Turkish
Hint sümbülü, Nardostachys grandiflora

Synonyms

  • Valeriana briquetiana H.Lév.
  • Valeriana harmsii Graebn.
  • Valeriana hygrobia Briq.
  • Valeriana jatamansi var. frondosa Hand.-Mazz.
  • Valeriana jatamansi var. glabra Merr.
  • Valeriana jatamansi var. hygrobia (Briq.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Valeriana mairei H.Lév.
  • Valeriana spica Vahl
  • Valeriana violifolia Griff.
  • Valeriana wallichii DC.
  • Valeriana wallichii var. violifolia Franch.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.