Biology:Vitex leucoxylon

Short description: Species of tree

White wood chaste tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Vitex
Species:	V. leucoxylon
Binomial name
Vitex leucoxylon L.f.
Synonyms
Vitex alata Willd. Vitex altissima f. alata (Willd.) Moldenke Vitex appendiculata Rottler ex C.B.Clarke Vitex latifolia Wight ex Steud. [Invalid] Vitex zeylanica Turcz. [Illegitimate]

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.

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

External links

• General pharmacology of Vitex leucoxylon leaves.
• STUDIES ON HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF VITEX LEUCOXYLON.
• Preliminary phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Vitex leucoxylon.

Wikidata ☰ Q15374994 entry