Scientific Name :
Vitex negundo L.
Synonym :
Vitex chinensis Mill.
Vitex incisa Lam.
Common Name : Negundo, Nirgundi, Nirgudi
Plant Family : Lamiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: 5 to 7 m
Stem: Grey, extensively branched, quadrangular, pubescent
Leaves: Digitate 3 to 5 foliate, leaflets lanceolate, opposite, hairy beneath
Flowers: Calyx 5 lobed, corolla 2 lipped blue purple, corolla upper lip 2 lobed and lower lip 3 lobed, stamens 4, didynamous, flowers bracteate, ovary tetracarpellary, ovules 4, stigma bifid
Inflorescence: Racemose panicled
Fruits: Drupe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH, JM
Distribution Range : S. Somalia to Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Iran to Japa
Uses : It is an important medicinal plant with anti-inflammatory properties.
