Vitex agelaeifolia var. agelaeifolia

Meerts, Pierre, 2018, Synopsis of the genus Vitex (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Plant Ecology and Evolution 151 (3), pp. 380-392 : 381

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5091/plecevo.2018.1504
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7643157
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D15322-0050-1E4F-FF51-53BCFF2EF92F
treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	Vitex agelaeifolia var. agelaeifolia
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Treatment

1a. Vitex agelaeifolia var. agelaeifolia View in CoL

Vitex phaseolifolia Mildbr. ex W.Piep. View in CoL ( Pieper 1928: 55; 1929: 161); Moldenke (1957: 58); Lebrun & Stork (1997: 525).

– Type: Cameroun, Südkameruner Waldgebiet, vor der Station Ebolowa auf freigeschlagenem Gelände , Mildbraed 7623 (lecto-, designated by Pieper (1929): B†) .

Vitex wellensii De Wild. View in CoL

( De Wildeman 1929a: 19); Moldenke (1958b: 222); Lebrun & Stork (1997: 526).

– Type: D.R. Congo, Kanga, 30 Apr. 1921, Wellens 110 (lecto-: BR barcode BR 0000008905567, designated here), synon. nov .

Amyrmecophilous liana, with quadrangular hollow twigs. Leaflets: 3; 4–5 pairs of secondary veins. Inflorescence thyrsoid. Fruit globose, c. 9 mm in diameter, orangebrown.

Distribution – Wof Central Africa, from Gabon to D.R. Congo.

Note – Lectotypification of Vitex wellensii De Wild. The protologue cites Gillet s.n., Vermoesen 1556, Vermoesen 1652, Wellens 110. All the original material matches the description given there. Wellens 110 is selected because it has well developed inflorescences and De Wildeman’s handwriting on the label.

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae
Genus	Vitex