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Vitex trifolia
bicolor
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Caribbea Bay, Kariba, cottages
Photo: Mark Hyde
Caribbea Bay, Kariba, cottages
Photo: Mark Hyde
Caribbea Bay, Kariba, cottages
Photo: Mark Hyde
Caribbea Bay, Kariba, cottages
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| Synonyms: |
Vitex bicolor Willd. Vitex negundo L. |
| Common names: | Indian lilac (English) Simple-leaf chaste-tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Cultivated and rarely naturalised |
| Description: |
Shrub to 3 m. Leaves 3-foliolate below, often 1-foliolate towards the stem apices. Leaflets discolourous, glabrous above, tomentose below, usually variegated. Inflorescences of compound panicles, terminal or axillary in the upper leaf axils. Flowers blue. |
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| Notes: | This shrub is commonly planted in Zimbabwean gardens and does not generally appear to escape. However, we have one record (no. 102428 dated 22 August 2009) where it appeared to be very well naturalised on a slope below the gardens of the Caribbaea Bay Hotel near Kariba. |
| Derivation of specific name: | trifolia: leaves with 3 leaflets (although often only 1 in this species) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia; possibly also native in East Africa. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 6 August 2019 |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (2005). Lamiaceae (subfamilies: Viticoideae and Ajugoideae) Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Page 74. |
Other sources of information about Vitex trifolia var. bicolor:
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Vitex trifolia var. bicolorFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Vitex trifolia var. bicolor
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vitex trifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Vitex trifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vitex trifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vitex trifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vitex trifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Vitex trifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vitex trifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Vitex trifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vitex trifolia
Plants of the World Online: Vitex trifolia
Tropicos: Vitex trifolia
Wikipedia: Vitex trifolia
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