Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Amathole
-32.283333, 27.583333
Location Remarks
Moonstone Farm. North of Stutterheim. East of Cathcart on R351, west of Butterworth on H2.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Vitex
Specific Epithet
obovata
Authorship
E.Mey.
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
#279,166 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
5%