Vitex leucoxylon
| White wood chaste tree | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Vitex |
| Species: | V. leucoxylon |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitex leucoxylon L.f. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the Lamiaceae family. 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
- 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]
Notes
- General pharmacology of Vitex leucoxylon leaves.
- STUDIES ON HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF VITEX LEUCOXYLON.
- Preliminary phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Vitex leucoxylon.
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