Vitex stahelii Moldenke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 45 m high. The trunk is 30-60 cm across. There are spur roots near the base. The leaves are opposite. The leaves have 5 leaflets. They are arranged like fingers on hand. The leaf stalks are 5-13 cm long. The flower panicles are 2-5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. The fruit is round and fleshy. It is 1.7 cm across. It is green and turns reddish with green dots. The pulp is edible. The covering of the nut is 1.2 cm long by 1 cm wide and has grooves along it.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Mature height (meter) 40.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in upland rainforest.
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Upland rainforest, especially on bauxite and granite.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Vitex stahelii world distribution map, present in Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Vitex stahelii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:866014-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333468
COL ID 5BLD5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735260
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Synonyms

Vitex stahelii