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Vitex leucoxylon

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Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the family Lamiaceae. Native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Bark is brown in color. Leaves compound, digitate; apex acute to obtuse; base cuneate - attenuate; margin entire. Inflorescence is corymbose cymes. Corolla is white with purple color. Fruit is purplish black with four seeded smooth drupe.[2]

Common names

  • Sinhala - නැබඩ
  • Tamil - Nir nocchi, Nir-noochi
  • Malayalam - Beemis, Vellanotchi, Attunochi, Neernochi, Atta nochii
  • Marathi - Sona garbi, Sheras
  • Telugu - Gajavaavili, Kondavaavili
  • Kannada - Holenekki, Sengeni, Hollalakki
  • Sanskrit - Paravatapadi[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vitex altissima L.f." Theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ "Vitex leucoxylon - VERBENACEAE". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. ^ "Vitex leucoxylon L.f." Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

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Vitex leucoxylon: Brief Summary

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Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the family Lamiaceae. Native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Bark is brown in color. Leaves compound, digitate; apex acute to obtuse; base cuneate - attenuate; margin entire. Inflorescence is corymbose cymes. Corolla is white with purple color. Fruit is purplish black with four seeded smooth drupe.

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