Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex schomburgkiana Schauer

First published in Linnaea 20: 483 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to Brazil (Roraima). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ratter, J.A. [5562] Brazil K001220195 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [6288] Brazil K001220201 Yes
Nelson, B.W. [1560] Brazil K001220196 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4623] Brazil K001220193 Yes
Lima, J.; Nelson, B.W. [729] Brazil K001220202 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [719] Brazil K001220200 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [799] Brazil K001220203 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [421] Guyana K000488019 Type Yes
Prance, G.T. [9579] Brazil K001220197 Yes
Ule, E. [7862] Brazil K001220194 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [288/421B] Guyana K000488018 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stannard, B.L. [719] Brazil K001220199 Yes
Milliken, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001220198 Yes
Mar 1, 1936 Appun, C. [1885] Guyana Vitex appuni K000488047 Type 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 2026. 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 2026. 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