• Family : APOCYNACEAE
  (DOGBANE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
• Species : Vallaris solanacea
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vallaris solanacea (Roth) Kuntze
• Vernacular name : Chamari-ki-vel (Hin.); Ginne malati, Pedda malle, Palamalle tivva, Arbimallika, Jookamallelivva, Jookamalathi, Nityamalle, Madhu malati (Tel.); Bonokoneri noi, Hopormoli (Ori.)
• Habit : Liana
• Flower, Fruit : March-November
• Comments : Rare in dry forests. Often in cultivation. Flowers are highly fragrant.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Krishna district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Boudh district, Kalahandi district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South China, Indo-China, Malaysia, Java
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Vallaris solanacea. Downloaded on 30 January 2025.

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