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Nardostachys is a genus in the honeysuckle family with one species, Nardostachys jatamansi (spikenard), a small Himalayan perennial that grows 10 to 50 cm tall with pink bell-shaped flowers. It is grown mainly for its aromatic root oil and is rarely cultivated as a garden plant.
Nardostachys is a genus of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). Nardostachys jatamansi is the sole species in the genus.
It is a perennial that grows in the Himalayas, primarily in a belt through Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan at elevations of 3,000–5,000 m (9,800–16,400 ft), and in northern Myanmar and western and central China.
Preliminary research on the chemical components of Nardostachys jatamansi indicates the plant contains:
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