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 | 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 |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaves mostly with 3-9 leaflets
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1. Leaves mostly with 1-3 leaflets
3
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