FIGURE 2. A–E. Valeriana plateadensis. A. Habit. B in Three new species of Valeriana (Valerianoideae, Caprifoliaceae) from southern Ecuador

FIGURE 2. A–E. Valeriana plateadensis. A. Habit. B. Side view of shoot (left), top view with flowers (right). C. Leaves in top view (left) and side view (right). D. Flower and bracts. E. Longitudinal section of ovary with hanging ovule (left) and of flower (right). F–J. V. yacuriensis. F. Habit. G. Side view of shoot (up), top view with flowers (down). H. Leaves in top view. I. Flower and bracts (left), front view of flower (right). J. Longitudinal section of flower. K–O. V. xenophylloides. K. Habit. L. Side view of shoot. M. Leaves in top view (left), side view (right) and the crown of trichomes at the leaf apex (up left). N. Flower and bracts (left), front view of flower (right). O. Longitudinal section of flower. Line drawings by Bobbi Angell.Published as part of Persson, Claes, Eriksen, Bente, Pérez, Álvaro J., Zapata, J. Nicolás, Couvreur, Thomas L.P. & Sklenář, Petr, 2023, Three new species of Valeriana (Valerianoideae, Caprifoliaceae) from southern Ecuador, pp. 47-53 in Phytotaxa 579 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.579.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/753210