Vitex orinocensis Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 20 m tall. The fruit are black. They contain one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light forests, the edges of woods, non-inundated land, savannahs, swampy places, granite, and the sides of streams at elevations up to 500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on secondary forest on the floodplains in the Amazon.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses seasoning tea wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vitex orinocensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Vitex orinocensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:865904-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333325
COL ID 5BL9Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735259
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Synonyms

Vitex orinocensis

Lower taxons

Vitex orinocensis var. multiflora Vitex orinocensis var. orinocensis