Vallaris Explained
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]
- Species
- 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
- Vallaris anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla
- Vallaris angustifolia = Kibatalia gitingensis
- Vallaris arborea = Kibatalia macrophylla
- Vallaris clavata = Echites clavatus
- Vallaris daronensis = Kibatalia maingayi
- Vallaris divaricata = Strophanthus divaricatus
- Vallaris fimbriata = Euphorbia mammillaris
- Vallaris gitingensis = Kibatalia gitingensis
- Vallaris ipecacuanhae = Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
- Vallaris lancifolia = Micrechites lancifolius
- Vallaris laxiflora = Pottsia laxiflora
- Vallaris macrantha = Beaumontia macrantha
- Vallaris maingayi = Kibatalia maingayi
- Vallaris missurica = Euphorbia missurica
- Vallaris portulacoides = Euphorbia portulacoides
- Vallaris × uniflora = Euphorbia × uniflora
Further reading
- Ng, F.S.P. (2006). Tropical Horticulture and Gardening. Clearwater Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 361 p., .
Notes and References
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134324 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 177 纽子花属 niu zi hua shu Vallaris N. Burman, Fl. Indica. 51. 1768.
