Vitex aurea Moldenke belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Vitex
Specific Epithet
aurea
Authorship
Moldenke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#163,032 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
24%
Location
Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany
-21.331944, 47.673889
Location Remarks
About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.
Collectors
Rolland Ranaivojaona, Zachary Scott Rogers, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph