Vitex agnus-castus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 agnus-castus

Name[edit]

Vitex agnus-castus L., Sp. Pl.: 638 (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Vitex latifolia Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 2 (1768).
  - Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia (Mill.) G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 246 (1830).
  - Vitex agnus-castus f. latifolia (Mill.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 427 (1939).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. alba Weston, Bot. Univ. 1: 311 (1770).
  - Agnus-castus vulgaris var. alba (Weston) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 415 (1870 publ. 1871).
  - Vitex agnus-castus f. alba (Weston) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 584 (1949).
- Vitex verticillata Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 363 (1779).
- Vitex integra Medik., Bot. Beob. 1782: 313 (1783).
- Vitex lupinifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 106 (1796).
- Vitex agnus Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 413 (1812).
- Vitex agnus var. integerrima Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 413 (1812).
- Vitex robusta Lebas, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 30 (1869).
  - Agnus-castus robusta (Lebas) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 415 (1870 publ. 1871).
- Agnus-castus vulgaris Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 414 (1870 publ. 1871).
- Agnus-castus alba Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 400 (1874).
- Agnus-castus macrostachya Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 400 (1874).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. laciniosa Ces. in V. de Cesati, G. Passerini & E.G.Gibelli, Comp. Fl. Ital.: 327 (1874).
  - Vitex agnus-castus f. laciniosa (Ces.) Moldenke, Phytologia 44: 342 (1979).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 4: 1947 (1902).
  - Vitex agnus-castus f. caerulea (Rehder) Moldenke, Phytologia 44: 134 (1979).
- Vitex agnus-castus subsp. haussknechtii Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(2): 118 (1907).
  - Vitex haussknechtii (Bornm.) Prain, Index Kew., Suppl. 4: 248 (1913).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. pseudonegundo Hausskn., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(2): 117 (1907).
  - Vitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz., Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 27: 408 (1913).
- Vitex agnus-castus f. rosea Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 427 (1939).
- Vitex agnus-castus var. serrata Moldenke, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 753 (1940).
- Vitex negundo var. macrophylla Moldenke, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 753 (1940).
- Vitex hybrida Moldenke, Phytologia 2: 29 (1941).
- Vitex agnus-castus f. albiflora Moldenke, Phytologia 4: 59 (1952).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Honduras, Nicaragua.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast.

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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

Additional references[edit]

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vitex agnus-castus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 07. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Vitex agnus-castus. 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 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vitex agnus-castus. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitex agnus-castus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: كف مريم
azərbaycanca: Ərküdə
català: Aloc
čeština: Drmek obecný
dansk: Kyskhedstræ
Deutsch: Mönchspfeffer
Ελληνικά: Λυγαριά
English: Chaste-tree
español: Árbol casto
فارسی: پنج‌انگشت
suomi: Siveydenpuu
français: Arbre au poivre
galego: Agnocasto
עברית: שיח-אברהם מצוי
magyar: Barátcserje
հայերեն: Աբրահամածառ
italiano: Agnocasto
日本語: セイヨウニンジンボク
ქართული: წკეპლა ცხარე
Nederlands: Monnikenpeper
polski: Niepokalanek pospolity, niepokalanek zwyczajny, pieprz mnisi
português: Agno-casto
русский: Витекс священный
sardu: Samucu de arriu
slovenčina: Vitex jahňací
Türkçe: Hayıt
中文: 穗花牡荆

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