Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex negundo L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 638 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Iran to Japan and Marianas. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Laccadive Is., Madagascar, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Qinghai, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bulgaria, Cuba, Florida, Haiti, Jawa, Leeward Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barger, T.W. & al. (2012). New and noteworthy records for the flora of Alabama. Castanea 77: 257-269.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • de Kok, R. (2008). The genus Vitex (Labiatae) in the Flora Malesiana region, excluding New Guinea. Kew Bulletin 63: 17-40.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Barger, T.W. & al. (2012). New and noteworthy records for the flora of Alabama. Castanea 77: 257-269.
  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 6, 2016 Ducloux [7663] K000939153 No
Jan 1, 2011 Tan [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia K000735369 No
Jan 1, 2009 Ching, Y.P. et al. [S.62840], Sarawak K000248502 No
Jan 1, 2008 Yahud, J.et al. [S. 59961], Sarawak K000248515 No
Jan 1, 2006 Sonawe-ainakahata, H. [1236], Indonesia K000705671 No
Jan 1, 2005 Lörzing, J.A. [16011], Indonesia K000699609 No
Jan 1, 2005 Lamarck [s.n.], France K000223707 Unknown type material No
Jan 1, 2004 Kuntze, O. [7767], Malaysia K000222901 No
Jan 1, 2004 Griffth [s.n.], Malaysia K000222676 No
Jan 1, 2004 T [619], Malaysia K000222675 No
Jan 1, 2004 Poore, M.E.D. [2], Malaysia K000222674 No
Jan 1, 2004 Nur, M. [11946], Malaysia K000222677 No
Jan 1, 2003 Abd. Samat Abd. [15], Malaysia K000184576 No
Jan 1, 2003 Beccari, O. [s.n.], Malaysia K000182563 No
Jan 1, 2003 Afriastini, J.J. [1216 a], Indonesia K000182562 No
Jan 1, 2003 Chai, P. [45222], Malaysia K000182561 No
Jan 1, 2003 Haviland, G.D. [1631], Malaysia K000182560 No
Jan 1, 2003 Haviland, G.D. [2083], Malaysia K000182559 No
Jan 1, 2003 Haviland, G.D. [3552], Malaysia K000182558 No
Jan 1, 2003 Haviland, G.D. [3552 k], Malaysia K000182501 No
Jan 1, 1922 Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. [1876], Indonesia K000699608 No
Yii, P.C. [62885], Malaysia K000853726 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114053 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1744], India K001114056 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114054 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114059 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114057 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114055 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114060 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1744] K001114058 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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