Vitex cymosa

Vitex cymosa

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 cymosa

Name

Vitex cymosa Bertero ex Spreng., 1825

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Jatropha tomentosa Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 77 (1826).
  • Vitex discolor Glaz., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 547 (1911), opus utique oppr.
  • Vitex cymosa f. albiflora Moldenke, Phytologia 52: 19 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Netherlands Antilles, Southwest Caribbean References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bertero, C.L.G., 1825. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 2:757.

Additional references

• Davidse, G., Sousa Sánchez, M., Knapp, S. & Chiang Cabrera, F. (eds.) 2012. Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. XVI 533 pp. Missouri Botanical Press, St. Louis / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. ISBN 978-1-935641-08-7 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vitex cymosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Vitex cymosa. 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 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vitex cymosa. Published online. Accessed: June 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitex cymosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 June 08.

Vernacular names

español: taruma, pechiche, aceituno

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