Lamiaceae
Vitex

Vitex doniana Sweet

First published in Hort. Brit.: 323 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba, Seychelles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Friedmann, F. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. ORSTOM éditions.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Meerts, P. (2018). Synopsis of the genus Vites (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plant Ecology and Evolution 151: 380-392.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 323
  • Hort. Brit., ed. 1: 323 (1827)
  • Moldenke in Phytologia 5: 322, not of Hiern (1900).
  • Pieper in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 62, Beibl. 141 (as "142"): 64 (1928)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62 , Beibl. 141: 56 (1928).
  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62 , Beibl. 141: 64 (1928).
  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62 , Beibl. 141: 71 (1928).
  • Estud. Ensaios Doc. Junta Invest. Ci. Ultramar [in Mendonça, Contrib. Conhec. Fl. Moçamb. II]: 175 (1954).
  • F.T.A. 5 : 323 (1900).
  • F.T.E.A., Verbenaceae: 62 (1992).
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2 : 446, fig. 308 (1963).
  • Gomes e Sousa, Dendrol. Moçambique Estudo Geral 2 : 659 (1967).
  • K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 808 (1977).
  • Kew Bull. 56 : 192 (2001).
  • Kirkia 10 : 271 (1975).
  • M. Coates Palgrave, ed. 3 of K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 981 (2002).
  • Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9 : 38 (1954).
  • Phytologia 5 : 322 (1955).
  • Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Africa: 94 (1909).
  • Topham, Check List For. Trees Shrubs Nyasaland Prot.: 102 (1958).
  • Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 5 : 459 (1916).
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 588 (2001).
  • White, For. Fl. N. Rhod.: 371 (1962).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 5: 323 (1900).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 38 (1954).
  • Coates Palgrave, Trees S. Afr.: 808 (1977).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 593, fig. 108 (1961).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 200, fig. 52 (1956).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 371 (1962).
  • Geerling, Guide de Terrain Lign. Sahél. Soud.-Guin.: 328, t. 92/3 (1982).
  • Huber in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 446, fig. 308 (1963).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 642 (1949).
  • Moldenke in Phytologia 5: 322 (1955) (very extensive bibliography and information).
  • Pieper in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 62, Beibl. 141: 64 (1928).
  • Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 323 (1827).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 3: 291, fig. 94.4 (1985).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 83 (1980).
  • Von Maydell, Arbres et Arbustes du Sahel: 375, 374 & 504–505 (plates) (1983).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 443, fig. 93 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Thomas, D.W. [2253] Cameroon K000029520 No
Jan 1, 2018 Olorunfemi, J. [30751] Cameroon K000029535 No
Apr 3, 2014 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [5668] Angola K001067049 Type Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Nana felicite [143] Cameroon K000580258 No
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13518] Cameroon K000580257 No
Oct 1, 2007 Etuge, M. [5374] Cameroon K000746141 No
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [592] Cameroon K000213077 No
Oct 1, 1999 Cameron, L.T. [s.n.] East Tropical Africa K001044804 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 22, 1987 Kirk [1] Tanzania K000241362 Syntype Yes
Jul 22, 1987 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1123] K000241363 Type Yes
Welwitsch [5695] Angola K001008435 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Agostenho, M.; Fansdeo, G.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Tanleque, C. [1135] Mozambique K001341011 No
Welwitsch [5746] Angola K001008437 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [14108] Angola K000508698 Yes
Nana Felicite; Nukam; de Martrin; Shah; Darbyshire; Enow [127] Cameroon K001418556 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5211] Guinea K000386008 No
Davey, J.T. [500] Mali K000386010 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9477] Zambia K001590726 Yes
Chevalier, A. [23111] Benin K001634249 Yes
Todd, H. [64] Cameroon K001480228 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4943] Mozambique K000545293 No
Chevalier, A. [2769] Mali K000386007 No
Wellman, F.C. [s.n.] Angola K001008434 Yes
Styles, B.T. [283] Uganda K:SPC-07366.000 No
Robson, N. [1109] Zambia K:SPC-29119.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5211] Guinea K000386009 No
Welwitsch [5633] Angola K001008438 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11080] Tanzania K:SPC-29442.000 No
Welwitsch [5645] Angola K001008436 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10482] Tanzania K:SPC-28484.000 No
Madsen, J.E. [6620] Burkina Faso K000386001 No
Jaeger, P. [17] Mali K000386006 No
Jaeger, P. [17] Mali K000386005 No
unknown [547] Seychelles Vitex hornei K000192791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [994] Vitex pachyphylla K000241365 Type Yes
Mann, G. [994] Vitex pachyphylla K000241364 Type Yes
Mozambique Vitex cuneata K:SPC-17182.000 No
s.coll [s.n] Sudan Vitex cuneata K004547701 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8956] Nigeria Vitex cuneata K:SPC-18110.000 No
Mbenkum, T. [TFM 386] Cameroon Vitex cuneata K000029523 No
Milne [s.n.] Vitex milnei K000241359 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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