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.
Species
- Vallaris glabra <small>(L.) Kuntze</small> â bread flower, kesidang (Malay) â Java, Flores, Sumatra; naturalized in W Malaysia, Thailand, Christmas Island
- Vallaris indecora <small>(Baill.) Tsiang & P.T.Li</small> â Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
- Vallaris solanacea <small>(Roth) Kuntze</small> â 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 ÃÂ uniflora = Euphorbia ÃÂ uniflora
References
Further reading
- Ng, F.S.P. (2006). Tropical Horticulture and Gardening. Clearwater Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 361 p., .