Vitex lucens

Vitex lucens · Lamiaceae · all Vitex records · also called Pūriri · Wikipedia

Fire-resistant. Recommended by the one independent primary-evidence lineage to have rated it so far (A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tr…), with no objection on record. Limited evidence: a single lineage — more sources may still move this verdict. This status is computed from the cited evidence by the published rule, never hand-assigned.

▲ A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tr… · fire-tested

Computed class: Fire-resistant (limited-evidence) — derived from the cited evidence by a published rule, never hand-assigned. Each chip above is one independent primary-evidence lineage and its direction. No plant is fireproof; condition and placement govern. Zone 0 is hardscape regardless.

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Vitex lucens appears in a 60-species shoot-flammability assessment, quantitatively comparing trees and shrubs. The study establishes the selected lineage for pūriri in the evidence table.

The species is on-list in the compiled recommendations. Its recommendation source remains traceable through the listing entries, separate from the comparative shoot study.

This is still a limited-evidence pack. Its current boundary is visible in the cited rows, without supplying additional test conditions or measured values beyond the accepted sources.

Form: tree
Region: New Zealand
Rated in: Global; New Zealand
Uses: timber

On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions
Fire ecology context
Placement evidence
Evidence regions: Global; New Zealand
Maintenance

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Native range
Introduced / established
USDA hardiness

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status
Seed-list status
Reported invasive here
Broader regional context
Federal context

How to read this page

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.

Mid-scale / conditional (1)

A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species — International Journal of Wildland Fire (Wyse, Perry, O'Connell, Holland, Wright, Hosted, Whitelock, Geary, Maurin, Curran) · 2016 · original source Primary evidence Lab-tested lineage: lincoln-nz-tree

“Moderate flammability category (Fig. 2)”

Shoot category from the paper's cluster analysis; samples were air-dried for 24 hours before testing.

Listed without a rating (8)

Corroboration (8 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

8 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.
  
  Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.
  - “ignition frequency (%): 87.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 1512; Ignitability measurement.
  - “maximum sample temperature (°C): 442.6”
    
    FLAMITS record 1706; Combustibility measurement.
  - “burning duration (s): 8.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 1900; Sustainability measurement.
  - “estimated burnt biomass (%): 12.2”
    
    FLAMITS record 2094; Consumability measurement.
- Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.
  
  Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-1; sampling ND.
  - “ignition frequency (%): 87.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 14378; Ignitability measurement.
  - “maximum sample temperature (°C): 423.9”
    
    FLAMITS record 14438; Combustibility measurement.
  - “burning duration (s): 8.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 14498; Sustainability measurement.
  - “estimated burnt biomass (%): 12.2”
    
    FLAMITS record 14558; Consumability measurement.

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