Vitex altissima L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree in evergreen and deciduous forests as well as in dry, open forests at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Chest pain (bark), Fever (bark), Galactogogues (bark), Rheumatic diseases (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Cholera (flower), Diarrhea (flower), Fever (flower), Mental disorders (leaf), Snake bites (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antioxidants (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Vitex altissima leaf picture by Ravi Kiran (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Vitex altissima fruit picture by Herwig Mees (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vitex altissima world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Lao People's Democratic Republic

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:865578-1
WFO ID wfo-0000332933
COL ID 7FTNJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706925
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vitex alata Vitex appendiculata Vitex latifolia Vitex zeylanica Vitex altissima f. alata Vitex altissima