Vitex triflora Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 13 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 2-6 cm long but the leaflets only have small stalks. The flower panicles are 4-11 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. There are usually 3 flowers in the group. The fruit is fleshy and narrowly oval. It is 1.4 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. It has a brown or yellow coating. The pulp is slimy and edible. The seed is large.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest near marshes and in common on granite.
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Marsh forests, especially on granite.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are sweet.
Uses medicinal 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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vitex triflora world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Vitex triflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:866038-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333495
COL ID 5BLDX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735261
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Synonyms

Pyrostoma ternatum Vitex triflora Macrostegia ruiziana Casarettoa diversifolia Vitex triflora f. quinquefoliolata Vitex triflora var. angustiloba Vitex triflora var. coriacea Vitex triflora var. floribunda Vitex triflora var. hirsuta Vitex triflora var. kraatzii Vitex triflora var. quinquefoliolata Vitex triflora var. tenuifolia Vitex triflora var. ovata Vitex triflora var. unifoliolata Vitex triflora var. triflora