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Vitex trifolia

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Vitex

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Vitex trifolia var. trifolia

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 638 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vitex trifolia Honolulu. cult. 2064 Makiki St Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 25 Oahu BISH 1949-06-01
2 Vitex trifolia South Kona, Kalahiki-Hookena Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-04-28
3 Vitex trifolia Wahiawa, Wahiawa Library Preserved_Specimen Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1943-05-10
4 Vitex trifolia St. Louis Heights, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. Oahu BISH
5 Vitex trifolia St. Louis Heights, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. Oahu BISH 1969-01-01
6 Vitex trifolia Puunene Preserved_Specimen Judd, C.S. Maui BISH 1940-02-08
7 Vitex trifolia Kalaupapa; Waihanau, old rock quarry mixed open non-native scrub Preserved_Specimen 2-3 m shrub, erect; light green, trifoliate leaves; purple flowers in dense cyme Wysong, M.L. 804 Molokai BISH 2005-10-12
8 Vitex trifolia Waihoho hillside below road in sun Preserved_Specimen flower: blue- purple fruit: green berries Earle, E. 26 Kauai BISH 1972-07-01
9 Vitex trifolia Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua, Kauai vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-60. Area variously treated with lime and fertilizer. Now residual pasture. Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 3m., leaves silvery below; flowers blue-purple. Howard, R.A. 20265 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
10 Vitex trifolia Schofield Barracks East Range. along road. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, about 3 meters high. Distichous branching. Flowers purple. Kawelo, K. 38 Oahu BISH 2007-02-05
11 Vitex trifolia Aliomanu, Moloaa, off Hui Road Planted next to driveway. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. KISC #20070618A014, Preserved_Specimen Sprawling shrub on roadside 8 ft tall. LVs 3, lower 1, purple-grey tiont below, calyx, stems, and leaf venation purple-grey, upper lear surface green-grey. Growing w/ Canavalia cathartica, Psidium guajava, Leucaena leucocephala, Stachyutarpheta jamaicensis, Syzgium cumini, Cocos nucifera, Carica papaya. Tangalin, N. 1430 Kauai BISH 2007-06-18
12 Vitex trifolia East Maui, 5 mi NE of Kahului near Baldwin Park beach Preserved_Specimen shrub 8'; fls lavender; lvs dark green above, glaucous below Henrickson, J.S. 3933 Maui BISH 1969-07-21
13 Vitex trifolia Hoolehua Cliffs near Anianikeha old dump site Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4907 Molokai BISH 1983-07-29
14 Vitex trifolia Outside Greg Boyer's nursery in Kahaluu Cultivated near gate. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ~ 3 meters tall. Flowers purple, zygomorphic, ~ .7 cm long. Fruits with round, green persistent calyxes. OED 2007040301 Oahu BISH 2007-04-03
15 Vitex trifolia North Kona District, Kaiminani Spreading from a nursery down an embankment toward Queen Kaahuman HWY. About 30 mature and numerous immature individuals across 80 sq feet. Open sun with Cenchrus setaceus. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, about 3 meters high. Leaves green above, dull purple beneath. Crushed leaves have an odor. Naturalized. Murphy, M. 219 Hawaii BISH 2022-05-20
16 Vitex trifolia Kalaeloa Mixed alien scrubland, growing against telephone pole. Preserved_Specimen Shrub about 1 meter tall, cut back. No flowers or fruit. OED 2009061802 Oahu BISH 2009-06-18
17 Vitex trifolia East Maui, Hana District. Coastal pasture lands SE of Kauiki from Kaihalulu Bay to Ka Iwi O Pele Preserved_Specimen Single shrub of three ft seen. Leaves dark green above, grey-green below. Corolla pale purple. Flynn, T.W. 2528 Maui BISH 1987-10-22
18 Vitex trifolia Lihue District, Kauai Nursery and Landscaping. 3-1550 Kaumualii Hwy, Puhi. Lelans Stash area. Maintained nursery area with secondary vegetation along margins. Preserved_Specimen Shrubs to 10ft; leaves more or less glossy medium green above, dusky purple below; inforescence branches and calyx dusky purple; corolla bluish-purple. Flynn, T.W. 8677 Kauai BISH 2016-08-30
19 Vitex trifolia Honolulu, A.R. Keller's Preserved_Specimen Tall shrub, 9 + m. tall. Blue flowers. Fruit a berry, drupe. Brown, F.B.H. 1265 Oahu BISH 1923-09-17
20 Vitex trifolia Honolulu, Nuuanu Valley, Nuuanu Avenue near corner Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Shrub 10 ft. high; leaves white powdery below, edged with narrow white markings above; flowers light-violet. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1944-11-19
21 Vitex trifolia Honolulu, Nuuanu Avenue, W. side, between Wyllie St. & Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Leaves 1-3-foliate, some white edged; flowers light-violet, darker on lip. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-07-09
22 Vitex trifolia Schofield Barracks Preserved_Specimen Leaves variegated; flowers bluish-lavender. Ito Oahu BISH 1936-05-01
23 Vitex trifolia Laie. Hedge plant found at 104 Nakoa Dr. Wailuku, Maui Preserved_Specimen Hedge plant Blue flowers, Plant about 7 ft. high Tanabe, L. 26 Oahu BISH 1960-12-28
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