About Malayan Teak
Vitex pinnata is a tree of the family Lamiaceae. It is native to south and south east Asia. It grows slowly, ultimately reaching 20 metres in height with 1–3 m. circumference trunk. It features a grey-brown-yellow bark. Its leaves are scented.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vitex pinnata
- Genus
- Vitex
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Banks of streams in moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia, Indonesia to Sunda Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ആറ്റുമയില, Vitex pinnata
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Malayan Teak belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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