Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex scandens Moldenke

First published in Phytologia 4: 63 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • 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 Kok, R. (2008). The genus Vitex (Labiatae) in the Flora Malesiana region, excluding New Guinea. Kew Bulletin 63: 17-40.
  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2007). The genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in New Guinea and the South Pacific islands. Kew Bulletin 62: 587-603.

Kew Bulletin

  • Moldenke, H. N. (1952). Notes on new and noteworthy plants XIII. Phytologia 4: 41 - 65.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2007). The genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in New Guinea and the South Pacific islands. Kew Bulletin 62: 587-603.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF 21102] K000224747 No
Jan 1, 2005 Sands, M.J.S. [2098] Papua New Guinea K000722088 No
Jan 1, 2005 Docters van Leeuwen-Reijnvaan, W.M. [10703] Indonesia K000223706 Holotype No
Jan 1, 2003 Sands, M.J.S., et al. [2098] K000182614 No
Jan 1, 2003 White, K.J. [NGF 10159] K000182633 No
Jan 1, 2003 Nedi [785] Indonesia K000182615 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
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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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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