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Vitex trifolia var. trifolia

This name is accepted

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

blue vitex

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1326 (noted as occurring in cult.); Staples & Herbst 2005:567 (KEY), 568 (DESCR); Wysong et al. 2007:7 (NEWNAT/Mo); Lau & Frohlich 2012:23 (O); Brock et al. 2023:153 (K? [adventive, Kapa‘a Beach Park, 2016]); POWO 2025 (add var. trifolia)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vitex trifolia var. trifolia Kawaihau District. Bike path in Kapaa ju st north of Kapaa Beach Park. Located between bike path and ocean and between the bike path and Highway 56 . Apparently naturalized, occurring in three dense patches along 500 meters of bike path. Coastal habitat with mostly alien bu t some indigenous plants. Dry, f ull su n; adjacent plants appear st unted, presumabl Leucaena Luecocephala, Scaevola taccada, Asystacia gangetica. Preserved_Specimen Woody shrub densely covering ditch, 0.5 meters tall. Leaves bright green adaxially, but grey-white and puberulenth beneath, leaves mostly simple but some tribliate; flowers pale blue-lilac; fruits immature, pale green Brock, K. 876 Kauai BISH 2016-08-17
2 Vitex trifolia var. trifolia Schofield Apparently cultivated, along Route 56 at north end of Kapaa. Preserved_Specimen Tree- like shrubs, forming a hedge to ca. 3 m high. Flowers pale lavender. Some plants with variegated leaves Fay, J.J. 203 Kauai BISH 1974-05-03
3 Vitex trifolia var. trifolia Along Hwy. 56 north of Kapaa Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to 12' tall, dbh 3; assos. w/ Pluchea and Lantana. Leaves sometimes simple, sometimes ternate; leaflets obovate-oblanceolate to 6cm long x 3cm wide, w/ whitish variegations along mid- and leaves canescent. Inflor. a narrow panicle at branch tip. Flower blue. Spence, G. 151 Kauai BISH 1973-04-13
4 Vitex trifolia var. trifolia Honolulu, Liliha St full sun Preserved_Specimen Shrub or tree whose major limbs spread outward 3m. 4m tall. Leaves medium green with white along the margins. Corolla contains both lavender and violet. The plant gives off a pleasant odor Lau, J. 1722 Oahu BISH 1985-12-09
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