Vitex megapotamica

Short description: Species of tree

Vitex megapotamica

Close-up of stems, leaves, and ripened fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Lamiales
Family:  | Lamiaceae
Genus:  | Vitex
Species:  |

V. megapotamica

Binomial name
Vitex megapotamica

Cham.

Synonyms[1]

* Bignonia megapotamica Spreng.
* Psilogyne viticifolia DC.
* Vitex montevidensis Cham.
* Vitex multinervis (Cham.) Schauer
* Vitex taruma Mart.
* Vitex viticifolia (DC.) B.L.Rob.

Vitex megapotamica is a hardwood fruit tree found in Argentina , Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.[2][1][3][4][5] In Brazil it is commonly called tarumã.

The tarumã grows to be up to ten metres tall.[5] Its bark is coloured dark grey; its compound leaves have a long petiole and five elliptic leaflets.[5] The small, abundant flowers developed into fleshy stone fruit. The fruits are eaten by a number of species, and serve also as fishing bait.[5]

Tarumã grows from the Southeast Region of Brazil to the South Region, and on through Uruguay and Paraguay to Argentina .[5]

In Brazil, its common names include azeitona do mato (forest olive), azeitona brava, cinco folhas (five leaves), copiúba, sombra de touro (bull's shadow), and tarumã romã (tarumã pomegranate).[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-213614.
2. ↑ "Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33702480.
3. ↑ R. Govaerts; Oliveira-Filho, A.T.. "WCSP. 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet". in Jørgensen, P.M.; Nee, M.H.; Beck., S.G.. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=213614.
4. ↑ "Vitex in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro". http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/BemVindoConsultaPublicaConsultar.do?invalidatePageControlCounter=1&idsFilhosAlgas=[2]&idsFilhosFungos=[1,10,11]&lingua=pt&grupo=5&familia=null&genero=&especie=&autor=&nomeVernaculo=&nomeCompleto=Lamiaceae+Vitex+megapotamica+(Spreng.)+Moldenke&formaVida=null&substrato=null&ocorreBrasil=QUALQUER&ocorrencia=OCORRE&endemismo=TODOS&origem=TODOS&regiao=QUALQUER&estado=QUALQUER&ilhaOceanica=32767&domFitogeograficos=QUALQUER&bacia=QUALQUER&vegetacao=TODOS&mostrarAte=SUBESP_VAR&opcoesBusca=TODOS_OS_NOMES&loginUsuario=Visitante&senhaUsuario=&contexto=consulta-publica.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Tarumã" (in Portuguese). Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. http://www.esalq.usp.br/trilhas/fruti/fr01.htm.

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