• Family : VERBENACEAE
  (VERBENA OR VERVAIN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
• Species : Vitex peduncularis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer
• Vernacular name : Chorai, Nagbail, Sambalu (Hin.); Simjanda, Bhadu, Madochulia (Ori.)
• Key identification features : A moderate size tree. Petiole winged in young trees. Leaflets are yellow, gland-dotted beneath.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : March-September
• Comments : On hills of moist deciduous forests up to 1000 m usually near streams. Often planted.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Angul district, Sambalpur district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Himalaya, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 peduncularis. Downloaded on 23 November 2024.

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