Vitex pomerana Fraga, Antar, J.Freitas & Lírio

First published in Kew Bull. 77: 942 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Espírito Santo). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Classification

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