Vitex negundo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Viticoideae
Genus: Vitex
Species: Vitex negundo
Varieties: V. n. var. negundo – V. n. var. thyrsoides

Name

Vitex negundo L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Agnus-castus negundo (L.) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 415 (1870 publ. 1871).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. negundo (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 511 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia
- Regional: Souhtwestern Asia
  - Iran
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Qinghai, Taiwan
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Cambodia, Laccadive Is., Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
- Regional:Eastern Africa
  - Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Bulgaria, Cuba, Florida, Haiti, Jawa, Leeward Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 638. Reference page.

Additional references

Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.-S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vitex negundo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 08. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Vitex negundo. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vitex negundo. Published online. Accessed: June 08 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitex negundo in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese Chaste-tree
français: Troène de Chine
magyar: Kínai barátcserje
Bahasa Indonesia: Legundi
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ
മലയാളം: കരിനൊച്ചി
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Lagundi
नेपाली: सिमाली
संस्कृतम्: निर्गुण्डिसस्यम्
తెలుగు: నీరువావిలి
Tagalog: Lagundi
lea faka-Tonga: Lala
中文: 黄荆

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