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Vallaris Glabra
''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'' (L.) Kuntze – bread flower, ''kesidang'' (Malay language, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbia
''Euphorbia'' is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus), not just to members of the genus. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees. The genus has roughly 2,000 members, making it one of the largest genera of flowering plants. It also has one of the largest ranges of chromosome counts, along with ''Rumex'' and ''Senecio''. '' Euphorbia antiquorum'' is the type species for the genus ''Euphorbia''. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in ''Species Plantarum''. Some euphorbias are widely available commercially, such as poinsettias at Christmas. Some are commonly cultivated as ornamentals, or collected and highly valued for the aesthetic appearance of their unique floral structures, such as the crown of thorns plant ('' Euphorbia milii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
