Lamiaceae FAMILY
Vitex pyramidata
Vitex pyramidata
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vitex pyramidata is a shrub or a tree that can sometimes reach a height of 15 metres The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The fruits are sometimes sold as a food in local markets[ 1981 Title Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora Publication Author Gentry H.S. Publisher Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC Year 1942 ISBN Description One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Mexico from Sonora to Yucatán
HabitatRocky hilsides, tropical deciduous and subdeciduous forests, thorny forest, mountain mesophilic forest, oak and pine forests; at elevations from 200 - 1,200metres[ 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 ]