Chinese Chaste-tree
ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡवीटेक्स नेगुंडोவெண்ணொச்சி
Vitex negundo L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- —
- tall
- 3.8 m
- wide
- 2.4 m
Lamiaceae
Also called Chinese chastetree
Formerly Agnus-castus negundo
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Seasonally dry tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- S. Somalia to Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Iran to Japan and MarianasKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 3.0 m to 4.6 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 1.8 m to 3.0 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pink, purple, blueRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -23.3 °C (USDA zone 6a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Malayalam
- കരിനൊച്ചി
- Chinese
- 牡荆油, 五指柑, 五指风
- Indonesian
- Legundi
- French
- Troène de Chine
- Kannada
- ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ
- Malay
- Pokok Lagundi
- Nepali
- सिमाली
- Sanskrit
- निर्गुण्डिसस्यम्
- Telugu
- నీరువావిలి, వావిలి
- Filipino
- Lagundi
- Tongan
- Lala
- Simplified Chinese
- 黄荆
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 2.5
- 3D model: Vitex negundo (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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