''Vitex divaricata'' is a
tree shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
of the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
native to
Puerto Rico and the
US Virgin Islands.
[''Vitex divaricata Sw.; higuerillo.'']
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. Retrieved 22 August 2013. Its
Spanish vernacular names include ''higüerillo''
[''Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.'']
Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. ublication/Issue: P-030Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 11 August 2013. and ''higuerillo''.
[ Its English vernacular name is white fiddlewood. It belongs to the order Lamiales.][''Vitex divaricata Sw.'']
ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 32224. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 22 August 2013. This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.[
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References
divaricata
Trees of the Caribbean
Flora of Puerto Rico
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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