Vitex altissima

Vitex altissima

Vitex altissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Viticoideae
Genus: Vitex
Species: Vitex altissima

Name

Vitex altissima L.f., 1782

Homonyms

• Vitex altissima Blanco = Vitex parviflora A.Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 76 (1806).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Vitex alata Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 203 (1803).
  • Vitex appendiculata Rottler, Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 203 (1803).
  • Vitex alata B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 316 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Vitex latifolia Wight ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 777 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Vitex zeylanica Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 223 (1863), nom. illeg.
  • Vitex altissima f. alata (Willd.) Moldenke, Phytologia 22: 126 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Laos, Sri Lanka, Sumatera Regional: Papuasia New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI] 468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 294.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vitex altissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Vitex altissima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vitex altissima. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitex altissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 June 07.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: മൈല
தமிழ்: மயிலடி நொச்சி

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