Vallaris

Vallaris is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1768. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.[1][3]

Species[1]
  • Vallaris glabra (L.) Kuntze – bread flower, kesidang (Malay) – Java, Flores, Sumatra; naturalized in W Malaysia, Thailand, Christmas Island
  • Vallaris indecora (Baill.) Tsiang & P.T.Li – Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
  • Vallaris solanacea (Roth) Kuntze – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan; naturalized in Andaman Islands
formerly included[1]
  1. Vallaris anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla
  2. Vallaris angustifolia = Kibatalia gitingensis
  3. Vallaris arborea = Kibatalia macrophylla
  4. Vallaris clavata = Echites clavatus
  5. Vallaris daronensis = Kibatalia maingayi
  6. Vallaris divaricata = Strophanthus divaricatus
  7. Vallaris fimbriata = Euphorbia mammillaris
  8. Vallaris gitingensis = Kibatalia gitingensis
  9. Vallaris ipecacuanhae = Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
  10. Vallaris lancifolia = Micrechites lancifolius
  11. Vallaris laxiflora = Pottsia laxiflora
  12. Vallaris macrantha = Beaumontia macrantha
  13. Vallaris maingayi = Kibatalia maingayi
  14. Vallaris missurica = Euphorbia missurica
  15. Vallaris portulacoides = Euphorbia portulacoides
  16. Vallaris × uniflora = Euphorbia × uniflora
Not to be confused with Vallaris Raf., a synonym of the genus Euphorbia

Vallaris
Vallaris glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Vallaris
Burm.f. 1768
Synonyms[1]
  • Emericia Roem. & Schult.
  • Peltanthera Roth nom. rej[2]
  • Parabeaumontia (Baill.) Pichon

References
  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 177 纽子花属 niu zi hua shu Vallaris N. Burman, Fl. Indica. 51. 1768.

Further reading
  • Ng, F.S.P. (2006). Tropical Horticulture and Gardening. Clearwater Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 361 p., ISBN 983-42954-0-5.
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