Vitex mollis

Botanical Description

Vitex mollis is a tree growing up to 18 metres tall, with stems around 6cm in diameter[ 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is consumed locally. The fruit is often sold in local markets[ 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1453 Title Notes on Useful Plants of Mexico Publication Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium, Vol 5, No 4 pp 209-259, 1899 Author Rose J.N. Publisher Year 1899 ISBN Description Brief notes on some of the useful plants of Mexico for food, medicine and various commodities ]. The plant has a long history of medicinal use in Mexico, where it is still often used, in addition it is also probably harvested for its wood[ 1565 Title Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana Publication Author Website http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/index.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very valuable on-line resource with detailed information on many hundreds of medicinal plants used in Mexico ].