Vallesia glabra

Vallesia glabra
Leaves and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Vallesia
Species:
V. glabra
Binomial name
Vallesia glabra
Distribution map
Synonyms
  • Rauvolfia glabra
  • Vallesia antillana
  • Vallesia chiococcoides
  • Vallesia cymbifolia
  • Vallesia dichotoma
  • Vallesia glabra var. pubescens
  • Vallesia inedita
  • Vallesia punctata

Vallesia glabra, the pearlberry, is a species of plant, a shrub of the family Apocynaceae. It is native to tropical America. It also has the common names smooth vallesia and tear shrub.

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