Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Vitex
Specific Epithet
fischeri
Authorship
Gürke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#275,504 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Two-stemmed tree 4 m high. Fruit dark green with lighter green spots.