Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex canescens Kurz

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 101 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Tropical Asia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2006 Gardner, S. [ST0130] Thailand K001084516 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Gardner, S.; Sidisunthom, P. [ST0471] Thailand K001084517 Yes
Jun 26, 2000 Collins, D.J. [706] Thailand K001083232 Yes
Jun 22, 2000 Phusomsaeng, S. [404] Thailand K001083231 Yes
Jun 22, 2000 Collins, D.J. [73] Thailand K000223404 Type Yes
Jun 22, 2000 Collins, D.J. [72] Thailand K000223403 Type Yes
Jun 22, 2000 Kerr, A.F.G. [4851] Thailand K001083228 Yes
Jun 22, 2000 Pierre, L. [1839] K001083230 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15382] Thailand K001084503 Yes
Griffith [6066] K000910233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phusomsaeng, S.; Phengklai, C. [157] Thailand K001084507 Yes
Poilane, E. [102] Vietnam K001084523 Yes
Squires, R.W. [814] Vietnam K001084518 Yes
Kurz, W.S. [s.n.] India K000910234 Unknown Type Material Yes
King, R.M. [5493] Thailand K001084519 Yes
Winit, K. [34] Thailand K001083234 Yes
Thorel [s.n.] Vietnam K001084522 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19246] Thailand K001084505 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1705] Thailand K001084508 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5970] Thailand K001084514 Yes
Phengklai, C. [3230] Thailand K001084515 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21408] Thailand K001084504 Yes
Vanpruk, L. [143] Thailand K001083233 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1766] Thailand K001084509 No
Poilane, E. [155] Vietnam K001084525 Yes
Phengklai, C. [26] Thailand K001084512 Yes
Hoed, G. den; Kostermans, A. [652] Thailand K001084506 Yes
Kostermans, A. [719] Thailand K001084510 Yes
Squires, R.W. [814] Vietnam K001084521 Yes
Kostermans, A. [719] Thailand K001084511 Yes
Pierre, L. [1938] Vietnam K001084526 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12845] Thailand K001084513 Yes
Vanpruk, L. [425] Thailand K001083229 Yes
Poilane, E. [6275] Vietnam K001084524 Yes
Talmy [s.n.] Vietnam K001084520 Yes
s.coll. [5831] China Vitex kweichowensis K000910241 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images