Vitex ferruginea
Plum Fingerleaf
Also known as: Vitex amboniensis Gürke +16 more
- Vitex amboniensis Gürke
- Vitex amboniensis var. amaniensis W.Piep.
- Vitex amboniensis var. schlechteri G.Piep.
- Vitex amboniensis var. schlechteri W.Piep.
- Vitex bracteosa Mildbr.
- Vitex dryadum S.Moore
- Vitex ferruginea subsp. amboniensis (Gürke) Verdc.
- Vitex ferruginea subsp. ferruginea
- Vitex ferruginea var. amaniensis (W.Piep.) Verdc.
- Vitex ferruginea var. amboniensis (Gürke) Verdc.
- Vitex fosteri C.H.Wright
- Vitex laurentii De Wild.
- Vitex laurentii DeWild.
- Vitex lomiensis Mildbr.
- Vitex oxycuspis var. mossambicensis Moldenke
- Vitex pearsonii W.Piep.
- Vitex polyantha Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Vitex ferruginea (commonly known as Plum Fingerleaf) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Lamiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe