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Vitex megapotamica

Vitex megapotamica

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Taruma

Family: Lamiaceae
Order: Lamiales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Vitex megapotamica is a hardwood fruit tree found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. In Brazil it is commonly called tarumã.

The tarumã grows to be up to ten metres tall. Its bark is coloured dark grey; its compound leaves have a long petiole and five elliptic leaflets. The small, abundant flowers developed into fleshy stone fruit. The fruits are eaten by a number of species, and serve also as fishing bait.

Tarumã grows from the Southeast Region of Brazil to the South Region, and on through Uruguay and Paraguay to Argentina.

In Brazil, its common names include azeitona do mato (forest olive), azeitona brava, cinco folhas (five leaves), copiúba, sombra de touro (bull´s shadow), and tarumã romã (tarumã pomegranate).

Source: Wikipedia, article Vitex megapotamica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 451393
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Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres
Uruguay
03/02/2014
Emilio Lessa
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Photography ID: 450007
  Seedling

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/22/2021
Marcos Augusto Lartigau


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
141486422/05/2021ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
141991102/03/2014UruguayTreinta y TresEstancia La Josefina, Santa Clara de Olimar., Treinta y TresEmilio Lessa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Vitex megapotamica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.