Vitex fischeri var. fischeri

Meerts, Pierre, 2018, Synopsis of the genus Vitex (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Plant Ecology and Evolution 151 (3), pp. 380-392 : 386

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scientific name	Vitex fischeri var. fischeri
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10a. Vitex fischeri var. fischeri View in CoL

Vitex bequaertii De Wild. View in CoL ( De Wildeman 1914a: 142; 1914c: 402; 1921: 164; 1929b: 101); Delevoy (1929: 478); Pieper (1928: 60).

– Type: D.R. Congo, Haut-Katanga, Elisabethville [ Lubumbashi ], 4 Apr. 1912, Bequaert 314 [“319” in error in the protologue] (lecto-: BR barcode BR 0000005570843, designated here ; isolecto-: BR barcode BR 0000005571178) .

Vitex giorgii De Wild. View in CoL ( De Wildeman 1929b: 103); Moldenke (1956: 375).

– Type: D.R. Congo, Haut-Katanga, Etoile du Congo, Jan. 1923, De Giorgi 391 (holo-: BR barcode BR 0000008905826) .

Vitex venulosa Moldenke View in CoL ( Moldenke 1952: 64; 1958b: 210); Lebrun & Stork (1997: 526).

– Type: D.R. Congo, Maniema, Lumuna , Aug. 1932, Lebrun 5878 (holo-: BR barcode BR 0000008905550 ; iso-: BR barcode BR 0000008905574, P barcode P 00442322) .

A tree. Twigs greyish beige tomentellose. Leaves 5 foliolate; petiolules 11–30 mm; lamina elliptic, acuminate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface discolorous, greyish tomentose, 15–25 secondary veins, tertiary veins forming a ladder pattern. Inflorescence of dichasia, shorter than leaves, branches greyish beige tomentellose; calyx zygomorphic, teeth <0.5 mm, with short greyish-beige tomentellum of crispate hairs. Fruit 10–15 mm long.

Distribution – Mostly E Africa, from Kenya southwards to Zambia and extending westwards to Angola.

Note – Lectotypification of Vitex bequaertii De Wild. The protologue cited Homblé 202 and Bequaert 314 [“319”]. Both match the description in the protologue. Bequaert 314 (barcode BR0000005570843) is selected because it bears annotations in De Wildeman’s handwriting.

References

De Wildeman E. (1914 a) Decades novarum specierum florae Katan- gensis. XIX - XXI. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 13: 137 - 147. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / fedr. 19140130904

De Wildeman E. (1914 c) Notes sur la flore du Katanga. Annales de la Societe scientifique de Bruxelles 38: 353 - 465.

De Wildeman E. (1921) Contribution a l'etude de la flore du Ka- tanga. Bruxelles, Comite special du Katanga. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 11020

De Wildeman E. (1929 b) Contribution a la flore du Katanga. Sup- plement 2. Bruxelles, Comite special du Katanga.

Delevoy G. (1929) La question forestiere au Katanga. II. Les essences forestieres au Katanga. Bruxelles, Comite Special du Katanga.

Lebrun J. - P., Stork A. (1997) Enumeration des plantes a fleurs d'Afrique. IV. Geneve, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Geneve.

Moldenke H. N. (1952) Notes on new and noteworthy plants. XIII. Phytologia 4: 41 - 64.

Moldenke H. N. (1956) Materials towards a monograph of the genus Vitex. VI. Phytologia 5: 404 - 464.

Moldenke H. N. (1958 b) Materials towards a monograph of the genus Vitex. XI. Phytologia 6: 197 - 231.

Pieper W. (1928) Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der afrikanischen Vitex - Arten mit Berucksichtigung der ubrigen. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzenge- ographie 62, Beibl. 141 ( 142 ): 1 - 91 (+ XIII tables).