Vitex trifolia

Vitextrifolia L., Sp. Pl. 638 1753. (Syn: Vitexagnus-castus var. trifolia (L.) Kurz; Vitexindica Mill. [Illegitimate]; Vitexintegerrima Mill. [Illegitimate]; Vitistriphylla Noronha (Unresolved);          Vitexagnus-castus var. javanica Kuntze; Vitexagnus-castus var. subtrisecta Kuntze; Vitexbenthamiana Domin; Vitexbicolor Willd.; Vitexiriomotensis Ohwi; Vitexlangundi W.G.Maxwell [Invalid]; Vitexnegundo var. bicolor (Willd.) H.J.Lam; Vitexnegundo var. philippinensis Moldenke; Vitexneocaledonica Gand.; Vitexpaniculata Lam.; Vitexpetiolaris Domin; Vitexrotundifolia f. heterophylla (Makino ex H.Hara) Kitam.; …………; Vitextriphylla Royle; Vitexvariifolia Salisb.);

Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae, Vitex trifolia from Delhi:
Vitex trifolia, photographed from Vikas Puri in Delhi

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The trifoliate nature of the plant is clearly visible in the third photographs. The foliage of 1st and 2nd photographs are similar. However, the third photograph looks like the different one for me.

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They are from the same bush. I have seen these plants closely for several months. The plants that are heavily trimmed to make low hedges generally have simple leaves, although some trifoliate leaves may be seen in the lower branches. If an occasional bush is untrimmed for a long time most of the leaves would be trifoliate. A totally untrimmed shrub (almost a scrambler) would have have almost all trifoliate leaves.

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Names of Plants in India :: Vitex trifolia:  via Species‎ > ‎V‎ > ‎ Vitex trifoliaL.

VY-teks — Latin name for the Grape genus
try-FOH-lee-a — three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts
commonly known as: Indian privet, Indian wild pepper, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hindi: सम्भालू sambhalu • Kannada: ನಿರ್ಗುಣ್ಡಿ nirugundi, ನೀರುಲಕ್ಕಿ nirulakki • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi • Manipuri: urikshibi • Marathi: निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Oriya: svetasurasa • Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga • Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, सिन्दुवार sinduvara • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: నీలవావిలి nilavavili, నీరవావిలి niravavili • Tibetan: si ndu ba ra
botanical names: Vitex trifolia L. … synonyms: Vitex agnus-castus var. trifolia (L.) Kurz • Vitex indica Mill. [Illegitimate] • Vitex integerrima Mill. [Illegitimate]
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Photographed at Achara backwaters, Sindhudurg … 10 JUL 2011

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,,, Sindhudurg district … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhudurg_district

Exact coordinates of the plant in photo can be sought by clicking on photo
and visiting the photopage at my flickr photostream.
This instance at 16.215149 N, 73.443225 E …on wikimapia [
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=16.215149h…]

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great, that means its southern tip of Maharashtra……

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I got to know from … in a personal mail some days back about mix-up of Malayalam names in my notes of Vitex trifolia and V. negundo.
She has helped me with names as they must be:
കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi (or കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi)  = Vitex negundo
വെണ്‍നൊച്ചി vennocchi = Vitex trifolia
നൊച്ചി nocchi = generic name for most of the species of Vitex
കരു (or കരി) karu (or kari) = black
വെണ്‍ ven = white
Based on above names in Malayalam and their meanings, the names in Tamil would be as following …
கருநொச்சி karunocchi = Vitex negundo
வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi = Vitex trifolia
Please validate.
This query because the entries in online dictionary seems to be quite contrary:
கருநொச்சி karu-nocci … Vitex trifolia … http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:4287.tamillex
வெண்ணொச்சி vennocci …Vitex negundo … http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.12:1:3635.tamillex

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நொச்சி nocchi = Vitex negundo
கருநொச்சி karunocchi = the purple form of Vitex negundo (often referred as var. purpurascens). [கரு karu = black, denoting the dark purple form of leaves and flowers]

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Vitex trifolia : Devbagh Karwar: Vitex trifolia : Devbagh Karwar
Verbenaceae
This shrub was present at many places few meters from sea shore at Devbagh beach.
Leaves 3 foliolate, 5-10cm, petiole 1.5 cm. leaflets sessile elliptic.
Flowers in terminal panicles. Drupes 6-8mm also observed.

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Great, the fruits were convincing, not the leaves, wonder why?

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That’s correct observation … I had same thoughts initially. I identified it as Vitex immediately on observing the flowers but was hesitant to see the leaves crowded. On careful checking and close observation I found them trifoliate with short petiole.

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Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA – Vitex trifolia, L. <=> Three Leaved Chaste Tree:
Three-Leaved Chaste Tree is a large coastal shrub or small tree, less that 5 m in height with the stems covered by soft hairs (tomentose).

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Vitex for ID : Oman : 190612 : AK-2:
Pictures taken on 27/4/12 in Muscat, Oman.
A garden bush, cultivated.
Small purple flowers and round seeds seen when picture was taken.

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Looks like Vitex sp. (Verbenaceae) to me. Pl check for Vitex trifolia.

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Here is a link for comparison: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5016&flora_id=2

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Yes Vitex trifolia

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Shrub for ID (i) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Bangalore
30th March 2014

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Vitex trifolia

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Plant id : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4).
Seems to be vitex spp
Habitat -private garden
Habit-shrub about 8-10ft
Leaves-tri foliate
Flowers n fruits present
Leaves are aromatic

Verbenaceae ? any Vitex sp.?

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Seems to be a variant form of Vitex trifolia

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i wish the leaf outline etc was more clear

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Verbenaceae member?

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Seems to be Vitex trifolia. A common littoral species

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ID _ DK_4475 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Date- 23 Aug,2009
Place- Kulish Smiriti Van, Jaipur

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Vitex trifolia I hope, some leaves are unifoliate in this species.

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Shrub for ID, Delhi, NAW-DEC20-02 : 7 images.
Kindly identify this shrub a bit taller than 2 metres in height, older leaves pale green, newer leaves darker and glabrous, fruits 2 mm in diameter when crushed smelt like turmeric. I missed taking a proper picture depicting its habit.
Photographed in Sundar Nursery Park, near Humayun’s tomb, New Delhi in December 2020.

Vitex trifoliata

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