Vallaris

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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

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  • 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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