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The genus Vitex is in the family Lamiaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Vitex

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Vitex acuminata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex acunae Borhidi & O.Muñiz	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex agelaeifolia Mildbr. ex Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex agnus-castus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex ajugiflora Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex altissima L.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex amaniensis W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex angolensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex aurea Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex befotakensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex benuensis Engl. ex W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex beraviensis Vatke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex betsiliensis Humbert	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex bogalensis Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex bojeri Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex bracteata Scott-Elliot	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex brevilabiata Ducke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex brevipetiolata Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex buchananii Baker ex Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex buchneri Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex burmensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex caespitosa Exell	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex calothyrsa Sandwith	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex canescens Kurz	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex capitata Vahl	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex carbunculorum W.W.Sm. & Ramaswamy	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cauliflora Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cestroides Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex chariensis A.Chev.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex chrysleriana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex chrysocarpa Planch.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex chrysomallum Steud.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex ciliata Pierre ex Pellegr.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex clementis Britton & P.Wilson	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cochinchinensis Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cofassus Reinw. ex Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex collina (Montrouz.) Beauvis.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex colombiensis Pittier	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex compressa Turcz.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex congesta Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex congolensis De Wild. & T.Durand	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cooperi Standl.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex coursii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cuspidata Hiern	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex cymosa Bertero ex Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex degeneriana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex dinklagei Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex divaricata Sw.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex diversifolia Kurz ex C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex djumaensis De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex doniana Sweet	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex duboisii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex duckei Huber	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex duclouxii Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex eberhardtii Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex elakelakensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex excelsa Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex farafanganensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex fischeri Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex flava Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex flavens Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex floridula Duchass. & Walp.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex froesii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex gabunensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex gamosepala Griff.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex gardneriana Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex gaumeri Greenm.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex gigantea Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex giorgii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex glabrata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex golungensis Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex grandidiana W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex grandifolia Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex grisea Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex guanahacabibensis Borhidi	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex guianensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex harveyana H.Pearson	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex haussknechtii Bornm.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex hemsleyi Briq.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex heptaphylla A.Juss.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex hirsutissima Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex holoadenon Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex holocalyx Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex humbertii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex hypoleuca Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex ibarensis Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex impressinervia Mildbr. ex Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex integrifolia Urb.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex iraquensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex kapirensis De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex keniensis Turrill	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex klugii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex krukovii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex kwangsiensis C.Pei	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lanigera Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lastellei Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex leandrii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lebrunii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lehmbachii Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex leucoxylon L.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lignum-vitae A.Cunn. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex limonifolia Wall. ex C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lindenii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lobata Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lokundjensis W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex longipetiolata Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex longiracemosa Pittier	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex longisepala King & Gamble	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lucens Kirk	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lundensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex lutea Exell	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex madagascariensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex madiensis Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex maranhana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex marquesii W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex martii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex masoalensis G.E.Schatz	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex masoniana Pittier	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex medusicalyx H.J.Lam	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex megapotamica (Spreng.) Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex melicopea F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex menabeensis Capuron	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex micrantha Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex microphylla Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex millsii M.R.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex milnei W.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex mollis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex mombassae Vatke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex morogoroensis Walsingham & S.Atkins	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex mossambicensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex negundo L.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex nlonakensis Engl. ex G.Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex obovata E.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex orinocensis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex oscitans Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex oxycuspis Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pachyclada Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex panshiniana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex parviflora A.Juss.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex patula E.A.Bruce	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex perrieri Danguy	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pervillei Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex petersiana Klotzsch	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex phaeotricha Mildbr. ex Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex phillyreifolia Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pierreana Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pierrei Craib	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pinnata L.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex poggei Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex polygama Cham.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pooara Corbishley	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex praetervisa Borhidi	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pseudocuspidata Mildbr. ex Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pseudolea Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pulchra Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex pyramidata B.L.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex quinata (Lour.) F.N.Williams	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex regnelliana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex rehmannii Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex resinifera Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex rivularis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex rubra Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex rubroaurantiaca De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex rufescens A.Juss.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex sampsonii Hance	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex scabra Wall. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex scandens Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex schaueriana Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex schliebenii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex schomburgkiana Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex schunkei Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex seineri Gürke ex Piep.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex sellowiana Cham.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex seretii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex siamica F.N.Williams	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex snethlagiana Huber ex Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex sprucei Briq.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex stahelii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex stellata Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex strickeri Vatke & Hildebr.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex stylosa Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex teloravina Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex thomasii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex thonneri De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex thorelii Dop	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex thyrsiflora Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex tomentulosa Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex trichantha Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex triflora Vahl	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex trifolia L.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex tripinnata (Lour.) Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex tristis Scott-Elliot	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex ugogoensis Verdc.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex umbrosa Sw.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex uniflora Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex urceolata C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex vansteenisii Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex vauthieri DC. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex velutinifolia Munir	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex venulosa Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex vermoesenii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex vestita Wall. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex vondrozensis Moldenke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex waterlotii Danguy	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex wellensii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex welwitschii Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex wimberleyi Kurz	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex yaundensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex yunnanensis W.W.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex zanzibarensis Vatke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex zenkeri Gürke	Accepted		WCSP
Vitex zeyheri Sond. ex Schauer	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 508 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Vitex. Of these 215 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 158 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Vitex. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 508 species names for the genus Vitex recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	215	42.3%
◕	Synonym	266	52.4%
◕	Unplaced	10	2.0%
◕	Unassessed	17	3.3%

All names

The status of the 666 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Vitex recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	225	33.8%
◕	Synonym	414	62.2%
◕	Unplaced	10	1.5%
◕	Unassessed	17	2.6%

Of these names,

• 24 are recorded as invalid
• 30 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 508 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Vitex, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	215	254	0	0	469	92.3%
	Medium confidence	0	10	0	0	10	2.0%
	Low confidence	0	2	10	17	29	5.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Vitex, are as follows: