Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae)

Vitex rotundifolia
(Verbenaceae)

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Species description or overview	Taxonomy & nomenclature	Impacts	Cultivation & propagation	Images	Voucher specimens
Distribution	Cited as invasive	Where to see this species	Books	Bibliography

Species description or overview

Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia L.f.) on South Carolina coast
Beach vitex is spreading from original plantings on South Carolina beaches, crowding out native dune plants, and spreading by seeds and vegetative fragments. This article from the Missippi State University provides an overview of the species.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Vitex rotundifolia
Nomenclatural information about Vitex rotundifolia is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Vitex rotundifolia
Nomenclatural information about Vitex rotundifolia is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Vitex rotundifolia
Nomenclatural information about Vitex rotundifolia is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Vitex rotundifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Cultivation & propagation

Best native plants for landscapes

Endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants used in landscapes are pictured in this publication from the University of Hawaii.

Images

Vitex rotundifolia (pohinahina) images
Images of indigenous Hawaiian beach Vitex (pohinahina) are on this University of Hawaii Botany Department web page.

Images of Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae) (pohinahina)
Links to high-resolution free images of Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae) (pohinahina) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Vitex rotundifolia
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Vitex rotundifolia images by PT
Vitex rotundifolia flower images are from P. Thomas' SmugMug collection.

Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Vitex rotundifolia from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Vitex rotundifolia from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Cited as invasive

Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.

Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point

Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Vitex rotundifolia
Bibliographic references for Vitex rotundifolia are provided by HEAR.

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