*Vitex negundo *L. - *VY-teks* -- Latin name for the Grape genus - *neg-UN-doh*: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant
[image: Vitex negundo]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/465849516/> Apr 7, 2007 near Bhaja Caves, Malavali *commonly known as*: chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree, Indian privet • * Assamese*: পচতীয়া pachatia • *Bengali*: নিসিন্দা nisinda • *Gujarati*: નગોડ nagod • *Hindi*: इन्द्राणी indrani, नदीकान्त nadikant, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, निसिन्धु ni-sindhu, सम्भालू sambhalu, सिन्धुवार sindhuvaara • *Kannada*: ಲಕ್ಕಿ lakki • *Konkani*: निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • *Malayalam*: കരുനൊച്ചി karu-neaacci, നൊച്ചി neaacci, വെണ്നൊച്ചി venneaacci • * Manipuri*: urik shibi • *Marathi*: इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • *Mizo*: thingkhawilupa •*Nepalese*: पाँच्-पाते panch-pate • * Oriya*: niligundi • *Pali*: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • * Punjabi*: ਮਰਵਨ marwan, ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ níndí, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhálú • * Sanskrit*: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्टिका nirgunthika, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपालम् sepalham, सिन्दुवारः sinduvarh • *Tamil*: வெண்ணொச்சி vennocci • * Telugu*: శంబళి sambali, సిందువారము sinduvaramu, వావిలి vavili • *Urdu*: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu *Native to*: e & s Africa and Asia; widely naturalised and cultivated - [image: Vavili (Telugu: వావిలి)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/465848878/> ... Apr 7, 2007 near Bhaja Caves, Malavali - [image: Nirgundi (Konkani: निर्गुंडी)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2195942508/> ... Jan 13, 2008 in premises of Mahabaleshwar temple - [image: Nirgunthika (Sanskrit: निर्गुण्टिका)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2276571510/> ... Feb 17, 2008 at Mahabaleshwar - [image: Nisinda (Bengali: নিসিন্দা)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3351960176/> ... Mar 11, 2009 at Purandar fort Regards. Dinesh
