Vitex cofassus
Vitex cofassus is a species of woody plant in the family Lamiaceae. Native to New Guinea and the Southwest Pacific islands,[1] "New Guinea teak" is planted for its hardwood, used in construction, in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Vitex |
Species: | V. cofassus |
Binomial name | |
Vitex cofassus | |
It yields one of two woods from the same genus that are each called Molave Wood, the other being the timber of Vitex parviflora.
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