Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex bicolor Willd.

First published in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 660 (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa and Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Mozambique

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Vitex trifolia var. bicolor.]
  • Mabberley, D.J. & De Kok, R.P.J. (2004). Labiatae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 25: 20-141. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [Cited as Vitex trifolia subsp. trifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brass, L.J. [859] Papua New Guinea K000183583 Yes
Brass, L.J. [21928] Papua New Guinea K000183576 Yes
Runikera, P.; et al. [BSIP9901] Solomon Islands K000184097 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP1864] Solomon Islands K000184096 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28095] Papua New Guinea K000183572 Yes
Kanehira; Hatusima [12892] Indonesia K000183578 Yes
Kairo, A.; Streimann, H. [NGF35608] Papua New Guinea K000183579 Yes
Pulagis, R. [RP9] Papua New Guinea K000183598 Yes
Larivita, G.; Katik, P. [LAE70526] Papua New Guinea K000183574 Yes
Hombron, M. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000183573 Yes
Yunker, T.G. [10041] Niue K000184106 Yes
Burke [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000183595 Yes
Thomson, Thomas [743] India K004546350 Yes
Hohenacker, F, R [Xi.683] India K004546272 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP12405] Solomon Islands K000184102 Yes
Womersley, J.S.; Gray, E. [NGF8617] Papua New Guinea K000183566 Yes
Morrison, C. [106] Solomon Islands K001083267 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP14003] Solomon Islands K000184095 Yes
Yen, D.E. [BSIP19918] Solomon Islands K000184057 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [6758] K000184130 Yes
Millar, A.N.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF40909] Papua New Guinea K000183567 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP17041] Solomon Islands K000184100 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [83] Solomon Islands K004546796 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH10870] Papua New Guinea K004546596 Yes
Millar, A.N.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF40909] Papua New Guinea K004546595 Yes
van Royen, P. [3115] Indonesia K000183569 Yes
Frodin, D.G. [UPNG2143] Papua New Guinea K000183568 Yes
Rambi, S. [SRM10] Papua New Guinea K000183597 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP1473] Solomon Islands K004546795 Yes
Brass, L.J. [859] Papua New Guinea K004546598 Yes
Streimann, H.; Lelean, Y. [LAE52594] Papua New Guinea K000183580 Yes
Garber, D.W. [611] Samoa K004546797 Yes
[E. Soaker] [449] Tonga K000184131 Yes
Gafui, I.; et al. [BSIP18850] Solomon Islands K000184094 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [627] Cook Islands K000184099 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Parks, H.E. [16178] Tonga Vitex trifolia var. bicolor K000184133 Isotype Yes
Walker, E.H. [6749] Vitex trifolia var. bicolor K000939637 Type Yes
Sauveur, E.G. [216] Indonesia Vitex trifolia var. bicolor K000672682 No
Groenendijk, E.M.C.; Dungo, J. [578] Mozambique Vitex trifolia var. bicolor K004548960 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • 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/

  • 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