Vitex patula
E. A. Bruce
Sand vitex, Sand finger-leaf
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Description
A spreading shrub. It has many stems. It grows 3-4 m high. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 1 cm long and slightly less wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous woodland and on sandy and rocky soils. It grows between 20-400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also put in the family Verbenaceae.
References (2)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 199
