Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex sprucei Briq.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 846 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Ducke, A. [23763] Brazil K000488016 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Ducke, A. [22577] Brazil K000488014 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Ducke, A. [22577] Brazil K000488015 Isotype Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21398] Brazil K001220214 Yes
Brito, J.M. [50] Brazil K001220217 Yes
Vicentini, A. [1102] Brazil K001220219 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [1472] Brazil K001220218 Yes
Ducke [51] Brazil K001220213 Yes
Costa, M.A.S. [823] Brazil K001220211 Yes
Prance, G.T. [3938] Brazil K001220216 Yes
Ducke, A. [1160] Brazil K001220212 Yes
Vicentini, A. [841] Brazil K001220215 Yes
Spruce, R. [2767] Brazil K000488038 Isotype Yes
Spruce, R. [2767] Brazil K000488037 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [2767] Brazil K000488039 Isotype Yes
Ducke, A. [22577] Brazil Vitex spongiocarpa K000543593 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J.; Keith, W.M. [41839] Colombia Vitex sprucei var. vaupesensis K000488009 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J.; Keith, W.M. [41839] Colombia Vitex sprucei var. vaupesensis K000488010 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J.; Keith, W.M. [41839] Colombia Vitex sprucei var. vaupesensis K000488011 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0