Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex patula E.A.Bruce

First published in Bothalia 6: 237 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to Limpopo. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bothalia 26 , 2: 142, fig. 2, 143 (1996).
  • Kew Bull. 56 : 199 (2001).
  • M. Coates Palgrave, ed. 3 of K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 984 (2002).
  • Phytologia 6 : 44 (1957).
  • S. African J. Bot. 59 : 614 (1993)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Codd, L.E. [4227] South Africa K004549705 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [5244] South Africa K004549699 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [2902] South Africa K004549696 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5319] South Africa K004549694 Yes
Codd, L.E. [4163] South Africa K004549701 Yes
[C.R. Scott Shaw] [288] South Africa K004549702 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2101] South Africa K004549700 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5319] South Africa K004549693 Yes
s.coll. [2902] K004549695 Yes
Strey, R.G. [10274] South Africa K004549692 Yes
Gush, R. [10] South Africa K004549698 Yes
Edwards, O. [3279] South Africa K004549697 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4232] South Africa K004549691 Yes
[E. Gomes e Souza] [3885] South Africa K004549706 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2993] South Africa K004549703 Yes
Codd, L.E. [4227] South Africa K004549704 Yes

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

  • 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