Vitex gaumeri

Botanical Description

Vitex gaumeri is a tree with a broad, spreading crown. It can grow from 4 - 30 metres tall with the smaller specimens generally to the north of its range. The bole can be up to 75cm in diameter, with reports of some plants being 180cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 964 Title New or Noteworthy Spermatophytes from Mexico, Central America and the West Indies Publication Field Colombian Museum Botanical Series Vol. 2, No. 6 (Publication No. 126) Author Greenman J. M. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum; Chicago Year 1907 ISBN Description Descriptions of plants new to science (in 1907). It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. There may be some local threats to Vitex gaumeri from habitat loss but globally it is not considered to be significantly threatened when considering its large extent of occurrence; the number of known localities; and that it can grow in various types of vegetation. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].