Vitex vestita Wall. ex Walp.

First published in Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 85 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to W. Malesia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, China Southeast, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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