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Vitex madiensis

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Trop. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Vitex madiensis is a species of shrub or small tree in the family of Lamiaceae native to dry tropical Africa. It bears edible fruit and its fruit, stem bark, leaves, and roots were traditionally used in African folk medicine.

Other Vitex plants

Vitex acunae · Chaste-tree · Vitex ajugiflora · Vitex altissima · Vitex amaniensis · New Guinea Teak · Cuajado fiddlewood · Guayacán · Higuerillo · Black Plum · Walking lady · Vitex gigantea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitex madiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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