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Lamiaceae

Hairy fingerleaf

Vitex obovata E.Mey.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Vitex

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Hairy fingerleaf: Vitex obovata subsp. wilmsii , flowers; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Harige vingerblaar, Keivingerblaar
English
Hairy fingerleaf
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Bufufu, Umkhosikati
Zulu
Umluthu

Synonyms

  • Vitex obovata subsp. wilmsii (Gürke) Bredenkamp & Botha
  • Vitex reflexa H.Pearson
  • Vitex wilmsii Gürke
  • Vitex wilmsii var. reflexa (H.Pearson) W.Piep.

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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.