Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 67 [nom. et stat. nov.]

taxonomic synonym: Vitex ovata Thunb. legitimate

• Comment: Published as `α obovata'.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 386 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1114 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vitex ovata Thunb. legitimate

Moldenke, H.N. (1958), Materials toward a monograph of the genus Vitex. X. Phytologia 6(3): 183 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vitex trifolia var. simplicifolia Cham. legitimate

Munir, A.A. (13 March 1987), A taxonomic revision of the genus Vitex L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 10(1): 53 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Syntypes: A.Cunningham 217, Snapper Island, Queensland, -v.1819 (BM, K, MEL 4 spec.); A.Cunningham 216, Goulburn & Sims Islands, Northern Territory, 1818 (BM, K, MEL)."

Munir, A.A. (13 March 1987), A taxonomic revision of the genus Vitex L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 10(1): 53 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vitex rotundifolia L.f. legitimate

de Kok, R.P.J. (2007), The genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands. Kew Bulletin 62(4): 599 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vitex trifolia subsp. litoralis Steenis legitimate

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