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Lamiaceae

Pooraberry

Vitex mombassae Vatke

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Vitex

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Pooraberry: Photograph of Syntype of Vitex mombassae at Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, Portugal (COI). Specimen COI00077142. http://coicatalogue.uc.pt/specimen/COI
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Poerabessie, Stinkbessievingerblaar
English
Pooraberry, Smelly vitex

Synonyms

  • Vitex flavescens Rolfe
  • Vitex flavescens var. parviflora Gibbs
  • Vitex goetzei Gürke
  • Vitex mechowii Gürke
  • Vitex mombassae var. erythrocarpa W.Piep.
  • Vitex mombassae var. parviflora (Gibbs) W.Piep.
  • Vitex mufutu De Wild.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.