Vitex altissima

Peacock chaste tree
inflorescences and trifoliolate leaves
upper side of palmate leaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Vitex
Species:	V. altissima
Binomial name
Vitex altissima L.f.
Synonyms
Vitex alata Willd. Vitex altissima f. alata (Willd.) Moldenke Vitex appendiculata Rottler ex C.B.Clarke Vitex latifolia Wight ex Steud. [Invalid] Vitex zeylanica Turcz. [Illegitimate][1]

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Vitex altissima (peacock chaste tree) is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to countries of the Indo-Malaysian region, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka.^[2] 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.^[3]

Common names

• Tamil – Mayilei, Mayilainochi, Mayiladi
• Malayalam – Myila, Mylellu
• Marathi – Dhavi-rivthi, Balage
• Telugu – Ganduparu, Nemiliadogu
• Kannada – Myrole, Nevaladi, Navuladi, Balgay
• Sinhala – Milla (මිල්ල) ^[4]
• English – Peacock chaste tree, Tall chaste tree
• Assamese – Ahoi (অহোঈ )
• Sanskrit – Atulam (अतुलम्), Tilakam (तिलकम्)
• Nepali – Tin-patte ^[5][6]

Notes

• Flavonoids, triterpenoids and a lignan from Vitex altissima.
• New acylated iridoid glucosides from Vitex altissima.
• Phytochemical Analysis of Vitex altissima.