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.); . VY-teks — Latin name for the Grape genus try-FOH-lee-a — three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts . commonly known as: Arabian lilac, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree • Assamese: অনন্ত ononto • Bengali: পানি সমালু pani samalu • Dogri: बन्हां banha • Gujarati: ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi • Hindi: सफेद संबल safed sambal, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kachchhi: અછી નિગડ achi nigad • Kannada: ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi, ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi. ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki • Konkani: ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi, വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanochi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: लिंगूर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Nepali: सिमली simalee • Odia: ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa • Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga • Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi, सिन्दुवार sinduvara • Tamil: சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: si ndu ba ra • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki • Urdu: سمبهالو sambhalu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vitex-trifolia-l.html . In case of Vitex trifolia, the leaflets are sessile. Apart from this, V.trifolia grows naturally along the coast – it is a littoral species. .
Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae, Vitex trifolia from Delhi: Vitex trifolia, photographed from Vikas Puri in Delhi 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. 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.
,,, 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…] great, that means its southern tip of Maharashtra…… 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. நொச்சி nocchi = Vitex negundo VY-teks — Latin vieo (to bind, to weave, to tie up); a reference to the use of Vitex agnus-castus in basketry … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia try-FOH-lee-a — three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Arabian lilac, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree • Assamese: অনন্ত ononto • Bengali: পানি সমালু pani samalu • Dogri: बन्हां banha • Gujarati: ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi • Hindi: सफेद संबल safed sambal, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kachchhi: અછી નિગડ achi nigad • Kannada: ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi, ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi. ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki • Konkani: ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi, വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanocchi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: लिंगूर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Odia: ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa • Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga • Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi, सिन्दुवार sinduvara • Tamil: சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: si ndu ba ra • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki • Urdu: سمبهالو sambhalu botanical names: Vitex trifolia L. … POWO, retrieved 27 January 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India Arabian lilac
simple-leaf chaste tree
three-leaved chaste tree
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya অনন্ত ononto
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands পানি সমালু pani samalu
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras बन्हां banha
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand सफेद संबल safed sambal
सम्भालू sambhalu
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat અછી નિગડ achi nigad
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki
ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi
ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu
निर्गुंडी nirgundi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi
വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanocchi
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka लिंगूर lingur
निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars अनन्त ananta
कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi
सिन्दुवार sinduvara
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci
கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~ written in: Tibetan … spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan si ndu ba ra
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki
ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka سمبهالو sambhalu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, !Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal
! distribution doubtful ~~~~~ Created on: 19:59 26-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:57 28-01-2025 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vitex-trifolia-l.html Karunochi and Vellanochi are correct spellings Nepali name added, and English spellings of Malayalam name corrected … commonly known as: Arabian lilac, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree • Assamese: অনন্ত ononto • Bengali: পানি সমালু pani samalu • Dogri: बन्हां banha • Gujarati: ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi • Hindi: सफेद संबल safed sambal, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kachchhi: અછી નિગડ achi nigad • Kannada: ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi, ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi. ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki • Konkani: ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi, വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanochi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: लिंगूर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Nepali: सिमली simalee • Odia: ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa • Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga • Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi, सिन्दुवार sinduvara • Tamil: சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: si ndu ba ra • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki • Urdu: سمبهالو sambhalu
Vitex trifolia : Devbagh Karwar: Vitex trifolia : Devbagh Karwar Great, the fruits were convincing, not the leaves, wonder why? 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.
Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA – Vitex trifolia, L. <=> Three Leaved Chaste Tree: The leaves are oppositely arranged along the stems, simple or trifoliate with 3 linear leaflets which range between 1 -12 cm in length. The upper surface of the leaves are green and the lower surface grayish green. The flowers are born in panicles or clusters up to 18 cm in length. Individual flowers have purple to violet two-lipped corollas that are approximately 5 mm long. The stamen are in two pairs and the ovary is superior, or develops above the corolla.
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. Looks like Vitex sp. (Verbenaceae) to me. Pl check for Vitex trifolia. Here is a link for comparison: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5016&flora_id=2 Yes Vitex trifolia
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.? Seems to be a variant form of Vitex trifolia
Vitex trifolia : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Vitex trifolia Family:Verbenaceae Three-leaved chaste tree At Malwan, Maharashtra 20 Dec,2014 very nice. first time to see this i think
Vitex trifolia L. … also placed in Verbenaceae at Sindhudurg by coast on July 10, 2011 at Goa by coast on December 31, 2011
Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Lamiaceae-DelhiVitex trifolia from Delhi–GSMAY118/121 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)          Goa, May 2015 :: Requesting ID of this shrub:: ARKJUN-05/16 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9) Requesting to please ID this Vitex growing on the beach at Varca, Goa in May 2015. Vitex trifolia. common in littoral habitat
identification (plant/jun15/14) : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Request for identification of seashore plant with purplish flowers; Lamiaceae? i wish the leaf outline etc was more clear Verbenaceae member? Seems to be Vitex trifolia. A common littoral species Thanks …, In fact I failed to recall the species name.
ID _ DK_4475 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Date- 23 Aug,2009 Vitex trifolia I hope, some leaves are unifoliate in this species. Cultivated in lawns of Khajuraho temples. Shot on 21-1-12 Flowers about .8-1.2 cm Pls id. I think it is Vitex leucoxylon Agreed Sir thanks a lot for id A reply from another thread (relevant to this post): I had gone through Lamiaceae page, the two shrubs posted under Vitex leucoxylon are Vitex trifoliata ; Vitex leucoxylon is a tree, it will not flower in shrub stage; attaching images of Vitex leucoxylon even the flower did not mach with Vitex leucoxylon, this tree is common in our area, the shrub is Vitex trifolia
SK1710 09 Jan 2019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 5 mb. Location : Sentosa , Singapore Date : 18 October 2012 Altitude 131 m. Habit : Cultivated Vitex trifolia L. Attachments(1)- 5 mb. Nepali Name : सिमली Simalee          
Fw: ID Please ! – efloraofindia | Google Groups . 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
Sharing –Bees love the flowers of the Chaste Tree for its sweet nectar. Date/Time-: 02/08/15 – 10:30, Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb – Shrub Length- 16ft Vitex trifolia  
4 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. Vitex sp. found near seashore Devbagh Near Goa for ID Vitex species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Vitex trifolia . Nepali name(s) of Vitex trifolia L.: Please help with Nepali name(s) of Vitex trifolia L., if any. Nepali Name : सिमली Simalee . References: |
Vitex trifolia
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