Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex mombassae Vatke

First published in Linnaea 43: 533 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Meerts, P. (2018). Synopsis of the genus Vites (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plant Ecology and Evolution 151: 380-392.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • B.-E. van Wyk, Phot. Guide to Trees of Southern Africa: 317 (2000).
  • Barnes & Turton, List Fl. Pl. Botswana at Nat. Mus., Sebele & Univ. Botswana: 27 (1986).
  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62 , Beibl. 141: 66 (1928).
  • Bothalia 26 :146 (1996).
  • Brenan, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Tang. Terr.: 642 (1949).
  • Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Brit. Emp. 2, Nyasaland: 102 (1958).
  • Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C : 339 (1895).
  • Estud. Ensaios Doc. Junta Invest. Ci. Ultramar [in Mendonça, Contrib. Conhec. Fl. Moçamb. II]: 173 (1954).
  • F.T.A. 5 : 326 (1900).
  • F.T.E.A., Verbenaceae: 64, fig. 9 (1992).
  • J. S. African Bot. 18 : 76 (1952).
  • K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 810 (1977).
  • Kew Bull. 56 : 197 (2001).
  • Kirkia 10 : 272 (1975).
  • M. Coates Palgrave, ed. 3 of K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 983 (2002).  TAB. 13 .
  • Phytologia 5 : 481 (1955).
  • S. African J. Bot. 59 : 617 (1993)
  • Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 5 : 459 (1916).
  • White, For. Fl. N. Rhod.: 371 (1962).
  • sensu Topham, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Nyasaland Prot.: 102 (1958).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 5: 326 (1900), pro parte.
  • Coates Palgrave, Trees S. Afr.: 810 (1977).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 597 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 371 (1962).
  • Gürke in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 339 (1895).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 644 (1949).
  • Pieper in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 62, Beibl. 141: 66 (1928).
  • Vatke in Linnaea 43: 533 (1882).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 83 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 20, 2012 Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [11183] Mozambique K000823885 No
Jan 1, 2011 Chishala, C. [28] Zambia K000249962 No
Jan 1, 2009 Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [11130] Mozambique K000823748 No
Jan 1, 2008 Patel, I.H. [1689] Malawi K000479817 No
Jan 1, 2008 Tawakali, E.J. [66] Malawi K000479816 No
Jan 1, 2007 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [5731] Angola K001096703 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [5731] Angola K000735140 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1999 Buchanan, J. [231] Malawi K000249035 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [7468] Malawi K000315172 No
Dec 16, 1936 Gillett, J.B.; Smuts, T.C. [3320] South Africa K000315178 No
Goetze, W. [85] K000241361 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1507] Angola K001622951 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [FM1731] Angola K001622949 Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1476] Angola K001622950 Yes
Tawakali, E.J.; Thera, M.S. [1208] Malawi K000315173 No
Robson, N. [1328] Malawi K:SPC-07299.000 No
Schmidt, H.H.; Harder, D.K.; Nkhoma, C.N.; Louwiika, B. [1411] Zambia K000315175 No
Gossweiler, J. [1064] Angola K001008429 Yes
Tanner, R. [447] Tanzania K:SPC-18109.000 No
Smith, P.P. [1544] Zambia K000315176 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8678] Tanzania K:SPC-28480.000 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9648] Zambia K001581378 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1056, 1063] Angola K001008431 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [5566] Malawi K000315171 No
Battiscombe, E. [2] Kenya K000192784 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macuacua, L. [1420] Mozambique K000315177 No
Bamps, P.; Martins, S.; Silva, M. [4240] Angola K001008433 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1053] Angola K001008430 Yes
s.coll. [8] Angola K000249036 Type Yes
Venter, F.; Archer, R.; Hahn, N. [384] Botswana K000315174 No
Gossweiler, J. [1056] Angola K001008432 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2835A] Zambia K:SPC-35053.000 No
Culwick, G.M. [5] Tanzania Vitex flavescens K:SPC-11721.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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
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  • 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