''Vallaris'' is a genus of plants in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

first described as a genus in 1768. It is native to

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.Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 177 纽子花属 niu zi hua shu ''Vallaris'' N. Burman, Fl. Indica. 51. 1768.
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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 ...

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) – Java, Flores, Sumatra; naturalized in W Malaysia, Thailand, Christmas Island * ''

Vallaris indecora ''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 ...

'' (Baill.) Tsiang & P.T.Li – Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan * ''

Vallaris solanacea ''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 ...

'' (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 ''Kibatalia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Apocynaceae, tribe Malouetieae, first described as a genus in 1826. It was initially called ''Hasseltia'', but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym (in other words, someone else ...

'' # ''Vallaris angustifolia = Kibatalia gitingensis'' # ''Vallaris arborea =

'' # ''Vallaris clavata = Echites clavatus'' # ''Vallaris daronensis =

Kibatalia maingayi ''Kibatalia maingayi'' is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. Description ''Kibatalia maingayi'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is pale brown, dark grey or whitish. Inflorescences bear up to 25 flowers. The ...

'' # ''Vallaris divaricata = Strophanthus divaricatus'' # ''Vallaris fimbriata =

Euphorbia mammillaris ''Euphorbia mammillaris'' (often mis-spelled ''Euphorbia mamillaris'') is a plant species endemic to Cape Province of South Africa. ''Euphorbia mammillaris'', also known as African or Indian corn-cob, is a fast-growing shrublet, with thick stems ...

'' # ''Vallaris gitingensis = Kibatalia gitingensis'' # ''Vallaris ipecacuanhae =

Euphorbia ipecacuanhae ''Euphorbia ipecacuanhae'', known by the common names of Carolina ipecac, American ipecac, and ipecac spurge, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the seaboard of the eastern United States, from Sout ...

'' # ''Vallaris lancifolia =

Vallariopsis lancifolia ''Vallariopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1936. It contains only one known species, ''Vallariopsis lancifolia'', native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra Sumatra is o ...

'' # ''Vallaris laxiflora =

Pottsia laxiflora ''Pottsia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1837. It is native to East and Southeast Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a conti ...

'' # ''Vallaris macrantha =

Beaumontia macrantha ''Beaumontia'' is a small genus of evergreen woody vines in the milkweed family. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Description ''Beaumontia'' plants are often rampant climbers and vines. They are mostly evergr ...

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'' # ''Vallaris missurica =

Euphorbia missurica ''Euphorbia missurica'', commonly called prairie sandmat, or Missouri spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found primarily in area of the Great Plains. Its natur ...

'' # ''Vallaris portulacoides =

Euphorbia portulacoides ''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 ...

'' # ''Vallaris × uniflora =

Euphorbia × uniflora ''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 ...

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