Goda
Vitex peduncularis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-September
How to identify Goda
Identify Goda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Palmately compound (hand-like).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Verbenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Goda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vitex peduncularis
- Genus
- Vitex
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Near streams in moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- Palmately compound (hand-like)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Goda itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Goda itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- Goda
About Goda
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Vitex peduncularis is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in near streams in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Goda belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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