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Vitex rotundifolia
Beach Vitex
As recorded: Vitex rotundifolia L.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 2, 1915
- Locality
- Kaena Point
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9101, -157.0555 ± 514 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 2, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Vitex rotundifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-14.

2026-06-14
Cavendish Golf Course, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vitex rotundifolia. BISH 72091. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72091.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143072 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
