Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex glabrata R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 512 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia to W. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramley, G.L.C. & al. (eds.) in Ridley, H.N. (2022). Flora of the Malay Peninsula, ser. II, 9: 1-301. Authority of teh Government of the Straits Settlements.
  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • de Kok, R. (2008). The genus Vitex (Labiatae) in the Flora Malesiana region, excluding New Guinea. Kew Bulletin 63: 17-40.
  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2007). The genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in New Guinea and the South Pacific islands. Kew Bulletin 62: 587-603.

Kew Bulletin

  • Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus floræ Novæ Hollandiæ et Insulae Van-Diemen. Taylor et socii, London.
  • Daniel, P. & Rajendran, A. (1995). Vitex bombacifolia, not a synonym of V. helogiton ( Verbenaceae). Taxon 44: 601 - 602.
  • Lam, H. J. (1919). The Verbenaceae of the Malayan Archipelago, de Waal, Groningen.
  • Munir, J. (1987). A taxonomic revision of the genus Vitex L. ( Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 10: 31 - 79.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bramley, G.L.C. & al. (eds.) in Ridley, H.N. (2022). Flora of the Malay Peninsula, ser. II, 9: 1-301. Authority of teh Government of the Straits Settlements.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Curtis [1071] Malaysia K000184586 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Godefroy-Lebeuf, M. [942] Cambodia K000184577 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Mah, J, [17872] Malaysia K000222721 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000270075 No
Jan 1, 2004 Majumder, S.; Islam, A. [87A] Bangladesh K000184595 No
Jan 1, 2004 Ridsdale, C.E. [SMHI 348] Philippines K000223199 No
Jan 1, 2004 Hooker, J.D. [170] India K000184596 No
Jan 1, 2004 Soejarto, D.D.; Southavong, B.H. [10789] Laos K000223293 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Clarke, C.B. [10/77] India K000184597 No
Jan 1, 2004 Ridsdale, C.E. [SMHI 342] Philippines K000223200 No
Jan 1, 2004 Geesink, R.; Santisuk, T. [4976] Thailand K000182616 No
Jan 1, 2004 Kostermans [23907] Indonesia K000270937 No
Jan 1, 2004 Majumder, S.; Islam, A. [87B] Bangladesh K000184594 No
Jan 1, 2004 Phusomsaeng, S.; Smitinand, T. [238] Thailand K000270825 No
Jan 1, 2004 Church, A.C.; Ismail [28] Indonesia K000223198 No
Jan 1, 2004 Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000270923 No
Jan 1, 2004 Hams [4] Indonesia K000270922 No
Jan 1, 2004 Kwae Noi River Basin Exp. [99] Thailand K000184578 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Merrill, E.D. [9330] Philippines K000182764 No
Jan 1, 2003 Netherlands Indies For. Serv. [bb25755] Indonesia K000182759 No
Jan 1, 2003 Williams, R.S. [2949] Philippines K000182757 No
Jan 1, 2003 Razon, M.S. [23671] Philippines K000182756 No
Jan 1, 2003 Lam, H.J. [1144] Indonesia K000183553 No
Jan 1, 2003 Miranda, D.P. [20771] Philippines K000182763 No
Jan 1, 2003 Gaerlan; Sagcal; Fernando [4821] Philippines K000182760 No
Jan 1, 2002 Henty, E.E.; Foreman, D.B. [NGF49346] Papua New Guinea K000183555 No
Jan 1, 2002 Katik, P. [NGF46595] Papua New Guinea K000183550 No
Jan 1, 2002 Katik, P. [NGF37970] Papua New Guinea K000183554 No
Jan 1, 2002 Hollrung, M. [672] Papua New Guinea K000182765 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Hollrung, M. [708] Papua New Guinea K000183552 No
Jan 1, 2002 Brass, L.J. [8464] Papua New Guinea K000183551 No
Takeuchi, W., et al. [17613] Papua New Guinea K000938722 No
Wallich, N. [1749] India K000881879 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Klemme, W. [19546] Philippines Vitex nitida K000182762 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Whitford, H.N.; Hutchinson, W.J. [9490] Philippines Vitex pentaphylla K000182758 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Koorders, H. [19553b] Indonesia Vitex minahassae K000705670 Type No
Jan 1, 2007 Koorders, H. [1827] Indonesia Vitex minahassae K000705669 Type No

Sources

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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    • 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/
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