Vitex payos
Also known as: Allasia payos Lour. +13 more
- Allasia payos Lour.
- Vitex allasia Planch.
- Vitex eylesii S.Moore
- Vitex hildebrandtii var. glabrescens W.Piep.
- Vitex hildebrandtii var. zambesiaca (Baker) W.Piep.
- Vitex hildebrandtii Vatke
- Vitex iringensis Gürke
- Vitex isotjensis Gibbs
- Vitex payos var. glabrescens (W.Piep.) Moldenke
- Vitex payos var. payos
- Vitex payos var. stipitata Moldenke
- Vitex shirensis Baker
- Vitex villosa Sim
- Vitex zambesiaca Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Vitex payos is a shrub or tree belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe