WorldFloraDB - Vitex divaricata

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It can grow 20 m tall. The bark peels in long strips. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves usually have 3 leaflets. They are oblong and 14 cm long. There can be a few hairs on the midrib. The flowers in long stalked groups in the axils of the leaves. These can be 15 cm long. The flowers have a scent. The fruit are black and oval and 1 cm long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

14.35

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.3

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Coastal, limestone and lower mountain regions in Puerto Rico. Rainforests at lower to mid elevations in the Dominican Republic.

More

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to medium altitudes above sea level.

Light
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal wood
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:865688-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000333053
COL ID	5BL3L
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	630884
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vitex divaricata Vitex divaricata var. cubensis Vitex divaricata var. haitiensis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Vitex divaricata Sw.

Higuerillo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex