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

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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.
/ref> ;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 ''Strophanthus divaricatus'' is a liana or sarmentose shrub that can grow up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . ''Divaricatus'' is from the Latin meaning "spreading at a wide angle". The plant has been used medicinally: as a heart stim ...

'' # ''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'' # ''Vallaris lancifolia = Vallariopsis lancifolia'' # ''Vallaris laxiflora = Pottsia laxiflora'' # ''Vallaris macrantha = Beaumontia macrantha'' # ''Vallaris maingayi = Kibatalia maingayi'' # ''Vallaris missurica = Euphorbia missurica'' # ''Vallaris portulacoides = Euphorbia portulacoides'' # ''Vallaris × uniflora = Euphorbia × uniflora''

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