Vitex
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)
Chaste-tree
Trees or shrubs. Stems usually 4-angled. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, (1-)3-7-foliolate. Cymes mostly dichasial, short and dense to open and spreading, bracts often well developed. Corolla white and/or coloured, mostly shades of blue, lilac or mauve, ± zygomorphic; limb spreading ± 2-lipped. Stamens 4, didynamous. Drupes fleshy; fruiting calyx usually accrescent, plate-like or cup-shaped. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Lamiaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
1.35%
3 of 223 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- c7b98dcf-6e1f-4edf-98e6-e7a095a64e40
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility