Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the family Lamiaceae. Native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Bark is brown in color. Leaves compound, digitate; apex acute to obtuse; base cuneate - attenuate; margin entire. Inflorescence is corymbose cymes. Corolla is white with purple color. Fruit is purplish black with four seeded smooth drupe.
Common names Sinhala - නැබඩ Tamil - Nir nocchi, Nir-noochi Malayalam - Beemis, Vellanotchi, Attunochi, Neernochi, Atta nochii Marathi - Sona garbi, Sheras Telugu - Gajavaavili, Kondavaavili, Lakkiya, Lakke Kannada - Holenekki, Sengeni, Hollalakki Sanskrit - Paravatapadi
References
External links General pharmacology of Vitex leucoxylon leaves. STUDIES ON HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF VITEX LEUCOXYLON. Preliminary phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Vitex leucoxylon.