Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex sellowiana Cham.

First published in Linnaea 7: 108 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia to Paraná). It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

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.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • 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

  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • 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?
Feb 24, 2015 Mexia, Y. [s.n.] Brazil K000488024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 24, 2015 Mexia, Y. [s.n.] Brazil K000938572 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 24, 2015 Mexia, Y. [5474] Brazil K000488025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 24, 2015 Mexia, Y. [5474] Brazil K000938571 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S. [19517] Brazil K001220205 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [29195] Brazil K001220204 Yes
Souza, V. [41] Brazil K001220208 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000488017 Isotype Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K001220210 Yes
Carvalho, A.M. [2145] Brazil K001220206 Yes
Souza, V. [41] Brazil K001220209 Yes
Mimura, I. [231] Brazil K001220207 Yes
Miers, J. [4585] Brazil Vitex mexiae K001218544 Yes
Miers, J. [4587] Brazil Vitex mexiae K001218543 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [5957] Brazil Vitex mexiae K001218542 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