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Vitex leucoxylon

විට්ක්සෙ ලෙකොක්සිල්නො

Vitex leucoxylon

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Vitex leucoxylon
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Overview

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.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Vitex leucoxylon — CC BY-SA 4.0