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Vitex altissima

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Lamiaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Lamiales

Genus
  
Vitex

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Similar
  
Drypetes sepiaria, Chloroxylon swietenia, Alseodaphne, Melursus, Terminalia paniculata

Peacock chaste tree (Vitex altissima) is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to countries of the Indo-Malaysian region, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka. Its greyish bark becomes scaly with maturity. The leaves are trifoliolate or palmate, compound and opposite. They are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate in shape with acuminate apex and cuneate base. The margin is serrate or sometimes entire. The inflorescences are in terminal panicles. The corolla is bluish white. The purplish black fruit is a four-seeded drupe.

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Common names

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  • Tamil – Mayilei, Mayilainochi, Mayiladi
  • Malayalam – Myila, Mylellu
  • Marathi – Dhavi-rivthi, Balage
  • Telugu – Ganduparu, Nemiliadogu
  • Kannada – Myrole, Nevaladi, Navuladi, Balgay
  • Sinhala – Milla (මිල්ල)
  • English – Peacock chaste tree, Tall chaste tree
  • Assamese – Ahoi (অহোঈ )
  • Sanskrit – Atulam (अतुलम्), Tilakam (तिलकम्)
  • Nepali – Tin-patte

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    References

    Vitex altissima Wikipedia