Vitex altissima L. f.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (VERBENA OR VERVAIN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Vitex altissima
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vitex altissima L.f.
  • Common name : Peacock Chaste Tree, Tail Chaste Tree, Peacock's foot tree
  • Vernacular name : Myrole (Hin.); Naviladi, Myrolu, Bharanige (Kan.); Mayilaadi, Mayilai nochi (Tam.); Nemali adugu Busi chettu, Gandarapur chettu, Mayurpanku (Tel.); Kankola (San.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Comments : On hills above 900 m in forests and on hill slopes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Guntur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Indo-China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Vitex altissima. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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