Vitex pinnata L.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Vitex

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Comparatively dry regions in lowland forest, especially in more open habitats, secondary forests and river banks. Occurs gregariously in secondary forest and is a pioneer species in Imperata cylindrica vegetation and recently burnt grasslands.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal food material medicinal poison timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (leaf), Hypertension (leaf), Back pain (root), Fatigue (root), Pain (root), Wounds and injuries (shoot), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Inappetence (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Vitex pinnata unspecified picture

Distribution

Vitex pinnata world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Vitex pinnata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:865935-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333365
COL ID 7FTD8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vitex turczaninowii f. puberula Vitex arborea Vitex articulata Vitex digitata Vitex heterophylla Vitex inaequifolia Vitex pinnata Vitex pubescens Wallrothia articulata Pistaciovitex pinnata Vitex puberula Vitex latifolia Vitex sebesiae Vitex heterophylla var. puberula Vitex heterophylla var. velutina Vitex pubescens var. ptilota Vitex pubescens var. lilacina Vitex pubescens var. bicolor Vitex pubescens var. pantjarensis Vitex bracteata Vitex pinnata f. glabrescens Vitex pinnata f. ptilota Vitex velutina Vitex quinata var. puberula Vitex buddingii