Vitex negundo L.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (VERBENA OR VERVAIN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Vitex negundo
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vitex negundo L.
  • Common name : Common Chaste, Five-leaved Chaste Tree
  • Vernacular name : Shivari, Samhalu, Nirgandhi (Hin.); Lakki gida (Kan.); Nalla Nochchi (Tam.); Vaminti, Tella vaaviti, Vaavili (Tel.); Begunia, Nirgundi, Beyguna (Ori.); Nirgundi (San.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : January-October
  • Comments : Common in areas along streams, roadside and fencing villages. Leaves act as mosquito repellent.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Himalaya, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; 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 negundo. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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