Vitex simplicifoliaOliv. [family VERBENACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Olorunfemi, J.O, 1968
Related name
Vitex gomphophylla
Vitex schweinfurthii
Cordia myxa
Vitex simplicifolia
Common name
ara (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, LOBI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
kuru (A Chev. fide JMD) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
dinehiar beurhi (Aub. fide K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
Volta) ngumeehi (pl. -eeji) (K&T) (UPPER VOLTA, FULA-FULFULDE (Upper), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
kotoni (Aub.) (MALI, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
koto kiama (UPPER VOLTA, MANDING-DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
alumi dunulyô (Aub.) (MALI, DOGON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
Flora
Entry for Vitex simplicifolia Oliv. [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, page 273, (1900) Author: (by J. G. Baker and O. Stapf)
Names
Vitex simplicifoliaOliv. [family LABIATAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 133, t. 130, not of C.B. Clarke.
Information
A small tree; branchlets woody, glabrous. Leaves simple, ternate, oblong, obtuse or minutely cuspidate, rounded at the base, 6 in. long, 4 in. broad, subcoriaceous, glabrous and rather glossy above, pubescent all over beneath; petiole glabrous, 2 in. long. Cymes few-flowered, axillary, peduncled. Flowers not seen. Fruit-calyx 1/3 in. diam., obscurely toothed. Drupe oblong, the size of a sloe.
Distribution
British East Africa Nile Land Madi, Speke & Grant, 701/5!
