Vitex leucoxylon

White wood chaste tree
	Vitex leucoxylon
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.^[2]

Common names

Sinhala - නික
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

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References

^ "Vitex altissima L.f. — the Plant List".
^ "Vitex leucoxylon - VERBENACEAE". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
^ http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/20029

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[1] "Vitex altissima L.f. — the Plant List".

[2] "Vitex leucoxylon - VERBENACEAE". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

[3] ttp://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/20029

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