Vitex buchananii

Vitex buchananii

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 buchananii

Name

Vitex buchananii Baker ex Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 339 (1895).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Vitex volkensii Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 339 (1895).
  • Vitex quadrangula Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 463 (1900).
  • Vitex buchananii var. quadrangula (Gürke) W.Piep., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 141: 54 (1928).
  • Vitex radula Mildbr. ex W.Piep., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 161 (1929).
  • Vitex robynsii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 5: 13 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Baker, J.G. in H.G.A.Engler, 1895. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 339.

Additional references

• Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vitex buchananii 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 buchananii. 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 buchananii. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Orange-fruited fingerleaf

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