Vitex trifolia L.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Vitex indica Mill.; Vitex integerrima Mill.; Vitex variifolia Salisb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vitex trifolia L.
  • Common name : Three-leaved Chaste Tree, Arabian Lilac, Hand of Mary, Indian Privet, Indian Three-leaved Vitex
  • Vernacular name :
    • Safed samhalu (Hindi)
    • Sakki gida (Kannada)
    • Sindhuvaar (Sanskrit)
    • Begundia Oria)
    • Vavili, Nochili, Chiruvavili, Vayitaku chettu (Telugu)
    • Nochi, Vellanochi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Coastal areas and plains
  • Key identification features : Large coastal shrub or small tree; Leaves opposite, simple or trifoliate; Flowers in panicles or clusters, purple to violet; Fruits fleshy.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district (FRLHT Campus), Udupi district, Shivamogga district, Dakshina Kannada district, Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district
    • Maharashtra : Sindhudurg district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Gajapati district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Assam : Assam
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island)
  • Native : Afghanistan, Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Hainan, India, Iran, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Line Islands,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Hainan, India, Iran, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Line Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Islands, Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 220
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vitex trifolia. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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