Ushadi Vitex vitex is a tautonym that won't be allowed in botany (although such names are accepted in Zoology). The plant often so named, and commonly Chaste tree is Vitex agnus-castus. The above plant is not this species which has lateral flower clusters almost sessile so that the whole infl. looks more like a spike and not a panicle. More so it is rare to find 3 leaflets in this species. Agreed above plant, although having inflorescence of V. negundo, has much different leaves, the leaflets being green on both sides. The plant looks closest to Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia (syn: V. cannabifolia), although distant shot does not show whether leaflets are serrate or not.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 4:17 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > several points: > this may be a vitex, but I doubt that its negundo... the inflorescence is > not typical... > > will need to wait for expert opinion on the classification... > -- > secondly ... > vitex negundo is not the chaste tree... no female hormone-like chemicals.. > > the Vitex vitex is the chaste tree that was grown by franscican and other > monks to reduce the testosterone and reduce the urges etc...so that prayers > could be focused on.. hence called the chaste tree... > > if you once see the flowering and fruiting spikes in the two ... you'll > never forget the difference between the two... > > usha di > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mani Nair <[email protected]> > Date: 20 September 2012 19:01 > Subject: [efloraofindia:131743] Vitex negundo (Chaste tree) - MN200912 > To: [email protected] > > > Vitex negundo (Chaste tree) > Place : Dombivli > Date : 20.09.2012 > Growing on the border of paddy field > > Regards, > > Mani > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > > > > --
