Vallesia Explained

Vallesia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, the Galápagos Islands, and the West Indies.^[1]

Species^[1]

• Vallesia antillana Woodson - Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Bahamas, Yucatán Peninsula
• Vallesia aurantiaca (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.F.Morales - C + S Mexico, Central America
• Vallesia baileyana Woodson - Sonora
• Vallesia conzattii Standl. - Oaxaca
• Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link - Mexico; South America from Colombia to Paraguay
• Vallesia hypoglauca Ernst - Venezuela
• Vallesia laciniata Brandegee - Baja California
• Vallesia montana Urb. - Cuba, Hispaniola
• Vallesia pubescens Andersson - Galápagos
• Vallesia sinaloensis El.Mey. ex J.F.Morales - Sinaloa
• Vallesia spectabilis El.Mey. ex J.F.Morales - Jalisco
• Vallesia vaupesana J.F.Morales - Vaupes in Colombia

formerly included^[1] Vallesia macrocarpa Hillebr. = Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=211400 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families