Vitex
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Vitex agnus-castus
See also: vitex
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin vītex (“chaste tree”).
Proper noun
Vitex f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – certain flowering plants, some called chaste tree.
Usage notes
Vitex was previously placed within family Verbenaceae, but phylogenetic studies prompted a move to Lamiaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Viticoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Vitex agnus-castus - type species; Vitex acuminata, Vitex acunae, Vitex ajugaeflora, Vitex altissima, Vitex amaniensis, Vitex camporum, Vitex capitata, Vitex cofassus, Vitex cooperi, Vitex cymosa, Vitex divaricata, Vitex doniana, Vitex evoluta, Vitex eylesii, Vitex gaumeri, Vitex gigantea, Vitex glabrata, Vitex grandifolia, Vitex harveyana, Vitex heptaphylla, Vitex incisa, Vitex keniensis, Vitex kuylenii, Vitex lehmbachii, Vitex leucoxylon, Vitex lignum-vitae, Vitex lindenii, Vitex longisepala, Vitex lucens, Vitex megapotamica, Vitex mollis, Vitex negundo, Vitex orinocensis, Vitex parviflora, Vitex peduncularis, Vitex pinnata, Vitex polygama, Vitex pooara, Vitex pseudolea, Vitex pseudonegundo, Vitex quinata, Vitex rehmannii, Vitex rotundifolia, Vitex taruma, Vitex triflora, Vitex trifolia, Vitex urceolata, Vitex yaundensis, Vitex zanzibarensis, Vitex zeyheri (other species)
References
Vitex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Vitex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Vitex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Vitex at Tropicos
- Vitex at The Plant List
