Lamiaceae
Vitex
Vitex madiensis

Vitex madiensis subsp. madiensis

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meerts, P. (2018). Synopsis of the genus Vites (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plant Ecology and Evolution 151: 380-392.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Dechamps, R.] [[47]] Congo, Republic of the K001635742 No
[Dechamps, R.] [[47]] Congo, Republic of the K001635743 No
Marques, S.A. [10] Angola K000865695 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [13692] Angola K001008452 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1051] Angola K001008446 Yes
Welwitsch [5713/5728/5736] Angola K001008447 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1065] Angola K001008449 Yes
Büttner, R. [427] Angola K001008451 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [13624] Angola K001008450 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1062] Angola K001008448 Yes
Oct 1, 1937 Speke, Cpt. [701/5] Vitex simplicifolia K000192767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth [1953] Vitex simplicifolia K000192768 Syntype Yes
Vogel, E. [97] Vitex simplicifolia K000192751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel, E. [97] Vitex simplicifolia K000192752 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1519] Vitex simplicifolia K000414479 Syntype Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1303] Vitex simplicifolia K000414478 Type Yes
Barter [1096] Nigeria Vitex simplicifolia K000192748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter, C. Vitex simplicifolia K000192749 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter, C. Vitex simplicifolia K000192750 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heudelot [76] Vitex barbata K000192746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heudelot [76] Vitex barbata K000192747 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0