Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex polygama Cham.

First published in Linnaea 7: 371 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Bolivia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.
  • de Lima, C.T. & França, F. (2009). Flora da Bahia: Vitex Tour. ex L. Lamiaceae. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 9: 225-244.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Dias, A.C. [523] Brazil K000509583 Yes
Sep 30, 2009 dos Santos, T.S. [3964] Brazil K000249723 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Oliveira, F.C.A. [897] Brazil K000509582 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Oliveira, M. [159] Brazil K000509579 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Inacio, E. [204] Brazil K000509578 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A., C.; Piva, J.H. [35] Brazil K000578447 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ganev, W. [1224] Brazil K000012037 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tscha, M. [523] Brazil K000017307 Yes
Mattos, L.A.F. [11648] Brazil K001218583 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10841] Brazil K:SPC-07484.000 No
Irwin, H.S. [9611] Brazil K001218585 Yes
Forzza, R.C. [2846] Brazil K001218580 Yes
Luchiari, C. [152] Brazil K001218573 Yes
Pessôa, S., de V.A. [673] Brazil K001218577 Yes
Mattos, L.A.F. [11648] Brazil K001218582 Yes
Lobão, A.Q. [547] Brazil K001218578 Yes
Assis, M.C., de [11455] Brazil K001218579 Yes
Marquete, R. [1388] Brazil K001218584 Yes
Vieira, C.M. [452] Brazil K001218586 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [s.n.] Brazil K001218576 Yes
Atkins, S. [s.n.] Brazil K001218581 Yes
Vieira, M.C.W. [1329] Brazil K001218575 Yes
Dias, A.C.; Pinto, R.O. [523] Brazil K001218574 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images