Vitex pyramidata B.L.Rob.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaf stalks are long. The leaves have 5 leaflets. They can be 18 cm long. There are grey hairs underneath. The flowers are in pyramid shaped groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit are about 1 cm across. They are black.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The fruit can be eaten raw but are better stewed.
Uses food fuel material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified), Scorpion (unspecified), Menoxenia (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified)
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265994-2
WFO ID wfo-0000333390
COL ID 5BLBG
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Synonyms

Vitex pyramidata