Synopsis of the genus Vitex (Lamiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Author Meerts, Pierre text Plant Ecology and Evolution 2018 2018-11-28 151 3 380 392 http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2018.1504 journal article 10.5091/plecevo.2018.1504 10a. Vitex fischeri var. fischeri Vitex bequaertii De Wild. ( De Wildeman 1914a: 142 ; 1914c: 402 ; 1921: 164 ; 1929b: 101 ); Delevoy (1929: 478) ; Pieper (1928: 60) . – Type : D.R. Congo , Haut-Katanga , Elisabethville [ Lubumbashi ], 4 Apr. 1912 , Bequaert 314 [“319” in error in the protologue] (lecto-: BR barcode BR 0000005570843, designated here ; isolecto-: BR barcode BR 0000005571178) . Vitex giorgii De Wild. ( De Wildeman 1929b: 103 ); Moldenke (1956: 375) . – Type : D.R. Congo , Haut-Katanga , Etoile du Congo , Jan. 1923 , De Giorgi 391 (holo-: BR barcode BR 0000008905826) . Vitex venulosa Moldenke ( Moldenke 1952: 64 ; 1958b: 210 ); Lebrun & Stork (1997: 526) . – Type : D.R. Congo , Maniema , Lumuna , Aug. 1932 , Lebrun 5878 (holo-: BR barcode BR 0000008905550 ; iso-: BR barcode BR 0000008905574, P barcode P 00442322) . A tree. Twigs greyish beige tomentellose. Leaves 5 foliolate; petiolules 11–30 mm ; lamina elliptic, acuminate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface discolorous, greyish tomentose, 15–25 secondary veins, tertiary veins forming a ladder pattern. Inflorescence of dichasia, shorter than leaves, branches greyish beige tomentellose; calyx zygomorphic, teeth < 0.5 mm , with short greyish-beige tomentellum of crispate hairs. Fruit 10–15 mm long. Distribution – Mostly E Africa, from Kenya southwards to Zambia and extending westwards to Angola. Note – Lectotypification of Vitex bequaertii De Wild. The protologue cited Homblé 202 and Bequaert 314 [“319”]. Both match the description in the protologue. Bequaert 314 (barcode BR0000005570843) is selected because it bears annotations in De Wildeman’s handwriting.