Vitex grandifolia

Botanical Description

Vitex grandifolia is an evergreen shrub or tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole is often sinuous and slightly fluted at the base, it is usually up to 60cm in diameter, with some specimens to 120cm, and can be branchless for up to 15 metres though usually much less[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal purposes and useful timber. Vitex grandifolia has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].