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Black Plum

Vitex doniana · Lamiaceae · all Vitex records · also called Vitex doniana · Wikipedia

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Region
Nigeria
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (6)
Corroboration (6 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    6 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Okafor2020: Okafor, V.N., Okafor, U.W., Anyalebechi, R.I., Obiadi, M.C., Obiefuna, J.N., & Okonkwo, C.P. (2020). Density effects and its relationship with major flame characteristics of selected fire tolerant trees in south-east Nigeria: a look at oven and sun dried timbers. Journal of chemical society of Nigeria, 45, 852-862.

      Shared row context: plant part wood; fuel live; device burning bench; site Okafor2020-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 5”

        FLAMITS record 17062; Ignitability measurement; predrying yes.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; predrying yes.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.24”

          FLAMITS record 17063.

        • “flaming duration (s): 31”

          FLAMITS record 17064.

      • “time to flaming (s): 7”

        FLAMITS record 17107; Ignitability measurement; predrying no.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; predrying no.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.19”

          FLAMITS record 17108.

        • “flaming duration (s): 27”

          FLAMITS record 17109.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Vitex doniana (Vitex doniana). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/vitex-doniana/. Last verified 2026-08-25.