Vitex
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Vitex

agnus castus
chastetree
higuerillo

Hierarchical position of the Genus Vitex

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.
  
   SuperOrdo  Lamianae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 405. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Lamiales Bromhead
pub. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 2: 210. Apr 1838.
  
   Subordo  Lamiineae Bessey in C.K. Adams
pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 464. 15 Nov 1895.
  
   Familia  Lamiaceae Lindl.
pub. Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 275. Jul 1836.
common name: Labiatae
  
   Subfamilia  Viticoideae Briq. in Engl. & Prantl
pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. IV, 3a: 144. 26 Feb 1895.
  
   Tribus  Viticeae Bartl.
pub. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 180. Sep 1830.
  
   Subtribus  Viticinae Schauer
pub. Prodr. 11: 525, 627. 25 Nov 1847.
  
   Genus  Vitex L.
pub. (1753)
common name: chastetree
  

Named members of the Genus Vitex

1
   Species  agnus-castus L.
common name: chastetree, agnus castus
  
 
2
   Varietas  agnus-castus
common name: lilac chastetree
3
   Varietas  caerulea Rehd.
common name: lilac chastetree
4
   Species  divaricata Sw.
common name: higuerillo
5
   Species  glabrata R. Br.
common name: smooth chastetree
6
   Species  negundo L.
 
7
   Varietas  heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd.
common name: negundo chastetree
8
   Varietas  intermedia (P'ei) Moldenke
common name: negundo chastetree
9
   Varietas  negundo
common name: negundo chastetree
10
   Species  ovata Thunb.
syn. Vitex rotundifolia
11
   Species  parviflora Juss.
common name: smallflower chastetree
12
   Species  rotundifolia L. f.
common name: roundleaf chastetree
13
   Species  trifolia L.
 
14
   Varietas  bicolor (Willd.) Moldenke
common name: simpleleaf chastetree
15
   Varietas  simplicifolia Cham.
syn. Vitex rotundifolia
16
   Varietas  subtrisecta (Kuntze) Moldenke
common name: simpleleaf chastetree
17
   Varietas  trifolia
common name: simpleleaf chastetree
18
   Varietas  variegata Moldenke
common name: varigated chastetree

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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