Peacock Chaste Tree

Vitex altissima

Also known as Tail Chaste Tree, Peacock's foot tree

Tree

About Peacock Chaste Tree

Vitex altissima, the peacock chaste tree, is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the family of Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indomalayan realm, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, and is also found in New Guinea. Its greyish bark becomes scaly with maturity. The leaves are trifoliolate or palmate, compound and opposite. They are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate in shape with acuminate apex and cuneate base. The margin is serrate or sometimes entire. The inflorescences are in terminal panicles. The corolla is bluish white. The purplish black fruit is a four-seeded drupe.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Vitex altissima
Genus: Vitex
Family: VERBENACEAE
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
Native to: Tropical Asia
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, Indo-China
Flowering & fruiting: April-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Nepali: तिन पात्ते Tin Paatte
Tamil: காட்டு நொச்சி Kattu-Nocci, மயிலை நொச்சி Mayilai-Nocci, மயிலாடி Mayilati
Telugu: బూసిచెట్టు Busi Chettu, గండరపు Gandarupu, మయూరము Mayuramu
Kannada: ಭರಣಿಗೆ Bharanige, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಲಕ್ಕಿ Dodda Lakki, ಮೈರೊಳೆ Myrole
Malayalam: മൈല Maila, മയിലെള്ള് Mayilellu
Marathi: बलगे Balage, बनलगाय Banalagaay

Botanical family

Verbenaceae

Verbena/Teak family

Peacock Chaste Tree belongs to the Verbenaceae family.

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