- Family : VERBENACEAE
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Wallrothia leucoxylon (L.f.) Roth
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vitex leucoxylon L.f.
- Vernacular name :
- Holelakki (Kannada)
- Neer nochi (Tamil)
- Luki, Kondavavili, Gajavavili, Nakkaneredu, Nevaledi (Telugu)
- Magar jamu, Panijamu, Chadei gudi (Oria)
- Parvata padee (Sanskrit)
- Attunochi, Beemis, Neernochi, Vellanotchi (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Along river banks, streams in evergreen and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
- Comments / notes : Common throughout almost all hill ranges along the banks of rivers, streams and tanks to 800m. Plant used in local medicine by healers and practitioners.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Chittoor district, Anantapur district, Prakasam district, Nellore district, Kadapa district
- Telangana : Mehboobnagar district
- Karnataka : Mysuru district
- Kerala : Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Cuttack district, Sundergarh district, Sambalpur district, Kalhandi district
- Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Native : Andaman Islands, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Prakasa Rao, J et al (2015). Tree additions to the flora of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. JoTT. 7 (12):7953-7957
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vitex leucoxylon. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.
|
|
Botanical Description
|
|
|
Herbarium Specimen(s)
|
|
|
Line Drawings
|
|
Field Image(s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
India Distribution
|
|
World Distribution
|
|
|