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]
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| Vallesia glabra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Aspidospermateae |
| Genus: | Vallesia Ruiz & Pav. 1794 |
- 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.
References
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