Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex melleri Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 227 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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 chrysomallum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Malcomber, S. [2411] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479824 No
Jan 1, 2008 Razakamalala, R. [901] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479826 No
Jan 1, 2008 Miller, J.S. [4267] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479827 No
Mar 1, 2007 Ratovoson, F. [96] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479076 No
Jan 1, 2007 Birkinshaw, C. [495] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479011 No
Jan 1, 2007 Andrianantoanina, O. [1028] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479010 No
Jan 1, 2007 Lowry, P. [5337] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479014 No
Jan 1, 2007 Rakotomalaza, P. [1385] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000479012 No
Nov 19, 1992 Humblot, M [2066] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K004549218 No
Nov 19, 1992 Humblot, M [25] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K004549217 No
Feb 1, 1951 unknown [150] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K000192804 Isotype Yes
Feb 1, 1951 Vitex chrysomallum K000192805 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martial.; Rakotonirina, C.Z.; Be, G. [653] Madagascar Vitex chrysomallum K001872896 No

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