Vallesia glabra

Vallesia glabra
Leaves and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1] and tear shrub.[2]

  1. ^ "Campus Arboretum". The University of Arizona. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Plant Listings". Leon Levy Native Plant Reserve. Retrieved 26 June 2018.