Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
VITEX Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 638. 1753.
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TYPE: Vitex agnus-castus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 2: 149. 1925.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitex agnus-castus | LILAC CHASTETREE | Not Native | ||
| Vitex glabrata | SMOOTH CHASTETREE | Not Native | ||
| Vitex negundo | NEGUNDO CHASTETREE | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Vitex rotundifolia | BEACH VITEX; ROUNDLEAF CHASTETREE | Not Native Y | ||
| Vitex trifolia | SIMPLELEAF CHASTETREE | Not Native UPL (NWPL) Y |
Identification Key
1. Leaves mostly with 3-9 leaflets
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1. Leaves mostly with 1-3 leaflets
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2. Leaflets entire, subsessile to nearly attenuate at the base
2. Leaflets entire or toothed, usually with a more or less distinct petiolule, especially the terminal leaflet
3. Leaflets densely gray to white tomentose on the lower surface
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3. Leaflets sparsely pubescent to glabrous on the lower surface
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4. Sprawling or spreading shrub; leaf blades mostly obovate-spatulate, ovate-elliptic, broadly oblong-elliptic, to orbicular
4. Erect shrub or tree; leaf blades mostly oblong, lanceolate, or obovate
5. Inflorescence axillary
5. Inflorescence terminal
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnus-castus | Agnus-castus Carriere, Rev. Hort. 42: 415. 1871. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Allasia | Allasia Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 64, 84. 1790. | TYPE: Allasia payos Loureiro | |
| Casarettoa | Casarettoa Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 91. 1845. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Chrysomallum | Chrysomallum Du Petit-Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc. 8. 1806. | TYPE: Chrysomallum madagascariense Du Petit-Thouars ex Steudel | |
| Limia | Limia Vandelli, Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec. 42, t. 3(21). 1788. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Macrostegia | Macrostegia Nees von Esenbeck, in de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 218. 1847. | TYPE: Macrostegia ruiziana Nees von Esenbeck | |
| Mailelou | Mailelou Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 200. 1763. | TYPE: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 5: t. 1. 1685. | |
| Neorapinia | Neorapinia Moldenke, Phytologia 5: 225. 1955. | TYPE: Neorarpinia collina (Montrouzier) Moldenke 1955. (Rapinia collina Montrouzier 1860.) Substitute name for Rapinia Montrouzier 1860, non Loureiro 1790. | |
| Nephrandra | Nephrandra Willdenow, in Cothenius, Disp. Veg. Meth. 8. 1790. | TYPE: Nephrandra dubia J. F. Gmelin | |
| Paravitex | Paravitex H. R. Fletcher, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 74. 1937. | TYPE: Paravitex siamica H. R. Fletcher 1937. | |
| Pistaciovitex | Pistaciovitex Kuntze, in T. Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 442. 1903. | TYPE: Pistaciovitex pinnata (Linnaeus) Kuntze 1903. (Vitex pinnata Linnaeus 1753.) | |
| Psilogyne | Psilogyne de Candolle, Biblioth. Universelle Geneve, ser. 2. 17: 132. 1838. | TYPE: Psilogyne viticifolia de Candolle | |
| Pyrostoma | Pyrostoma G. Meyer, Prim. Fl. Esseq. 219. 1818. | TYPE: Pyrostoma ternata G. Meyer | |
| Rapinia | Rapinia Montrouzier, Mém Acad. Natl. Sci. Lyon, Cl. Sci., ser. 2. 10: 243. 1860, non Loureiro 1790. | TYPE: Rapinia collina Montrouzier 1860. = Neorapinia Moldenke 1955. | |
| Tripinna | Tripinna Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 359, 391. 1790. | TYPE: Tripinna tripinnata Loureiro | |
| Tripinnaria | Tripinnaria Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 173. 1806. | TYPE: = Tripinna Loureiro 1790. | |
| Tsoongia | Tsoongia Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci. 23: 264. 1923. | TYPE: Tsoongia axillariflora Merrill 1923. | |
| Varengevillea | Varengevillea Baillon, Hist. Pl. 11: 116. 1891. | TYPE: Varengevillea hispidissima (Seemann) Baillon (Colea hispidissima Seemann) | |
| Viticipremna | Viticipremna H. J. Lam, Verben. Malay. Archip. 162. 1919. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Wallrothia | Wallrothia Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 317. 1821, non Sprengel 1815. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Wilckea | Wilckea Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 170. 1777. | TYPE: = Mailelou Adanson 1763. |