Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex rufescens A.Juss.

First published in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 77 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

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.
  • de Lima, C.T. & França, F. (2009). Flora da Bahia: Vitex Tour. ex L. Lamiaceae. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 9: 225-244.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Lima, C.T. & França, F. (2009). Flora da Bahia: Vitex Tour. ex L. Lamiaceae. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 9: 225-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Tscha, M.; Hora, M., J.; Lira, S., S. [436] Brazil K000017306 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Gardner [2939] Brazil K000013926 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Rocha, R., F. [498] Brazil K000017292 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Gardner [2939] Brazil K000013927 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Tscha, M.; Horas, M., J.; Liras, S., S. [424] Brazil K000017305 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Blanchet [3434] Brazil K000013925 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Blanchet [3434] Brazil K000013924 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Folli, D.A. [1529] Brazil K001220184 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Fierro, A.F.; Queiroz, R.F.; Ganev, W. [H51239] Brazil K000012044 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Ganev, W. [2918] Brazil K000012054 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Hora, M.J.; Tscha, M.C.; Lira, S., S. [10] Brazil K000017291 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Santos, T.A. [583] Brazil K000017297 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Rodal, M.J.N.; Inacio, E.; Andrade, K. [480] Brazil K000013923 Yes
Farias, G.L. [137] Brazil K001220182 Yes
Folli, D.A. [177] Brazil K001220187 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [50770] Brazil K000017316 Yes
Folli, D.A. [1529] Brazil K001220177 Yes
Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; da Silva, M.B.; de Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M59] Brazil K000013922 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [67914] Brazil K001220179 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [35678] Brazil K001220181 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [69660] Brazil K001220178 Yes
Catharino, E.L.M. [1265] Brazil K001220185 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [29465] Brazil K001220183 Yes
Harley, R.M. [25134] Brazil K001220180 Yes
Farias, G.L. [137] Brazil K001220188 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [2687] Brazil K001220176 Yes
Bridgewater, S. [1098] Brazil K001220186 Yes
Lima, J.L.C. [75] Brazil K001220175 Yes
Burchell [4097] Brazil Vitex perriana K000488020 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