Valeriana vilcabambensis(Valerianaceae), a New Species from Undisturbed Upper Montane Forest of the Southern Peruvian Andes

The first epiphytic species of Valeriana in the world: Valeriana rudychazaroi (Caprifoliaceae)

“…& J.N.Zapata, V. yacuriensis Sklenář & B.Eriksen, V. xenophylloides Sklenář & B.Eriksen ( Persson et al 2023 ), V. praecipitis A.E.Villarroel & Menegoz ( Villarroel et al 2022 ), V. caparaoensis Rabuske, Sobral & Iganci ( Rabuske-Silva et al 2020 ), V. nahuelbutae Penneck. ( Penneckamp 2020 ), V. sobraliana Rabuske & Iganci ( Rabuske-Silva and Vieira-Iganci 2019 ), V. iganciana Rabuske & J.Külkamp ( Rabuske-Silva and Külkamp 2018 ) and V. vilcabambensis Sylvester & Barrie ( Sylvester et al 2018 ). Recently, the medicinal species V. officinalis gained great importance for being an important alternative in the treatment of anxiety disorders, insomnia and stress caused during the Covid-19 pandemic around the world ( Frost et al 2021 ; Pessolato et al 2021 ; Bertuccioli et al 2022 ).…”