Vitex divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Vitex
Species:
V. divaricata
Binomial name
Vitex divaricata
Synonyms[1]

Vitex divaricata var. cubensis Urb.
Vitex divaricata var. haitiensis Urb.

Vitex divaricata is a tree shrub of the Caribbean native to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.[2] Its Spanish vernacular names include higüerillo[3] and higuerillo.[2] Its English vernacular name is white fiddlewood.[4] It belongs to the order Lamiales.[2][1][5][6] This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vitex divaricata Sw.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. 1 2 3 Vitex divaricata Sw.; higuerillo. USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection. Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Vitex divaricata Sw. Tropicos.org Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Vitex divaricata Sw. ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 32224. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 22 August 2013.


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