Vitex_agnus-castus_2 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus_3 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus_4 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus_5 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus_6 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus_7 © OBG
Vitex_agnus-castus © OBG
Small tree or deciduous shrub ; up to 2 m tall . Stems erect , branched . Leaves opposite , compound , palmate , grayish-green , 5-foliolate ; leaflets (2-)5-10(-12) x (4-)10-15(-20) mm , lanceolate , base tapering to a short petiole , apex ± acuminate , margins entire , white-tomentose . Inflorescences in long terminal or axillary cymes , spreading . Flowers tiny , fragrant , lavender to tiny , fragrant , lavender to pale violet ; calyx ± 3 mm , campanulate , 5-toothed , persistent , forming a cup-like structure below the fruit ; corolla white , blue or purple , 7-10 mm , 2-lipped , 4-lobed ; lower lobes ± pubescent ; stamens 4 , inserted in the corolla tube , exserted . Fruit drupe , ± 2 mm , 4-celled , indehiscent , fleshy , glabrous . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Agnus-castus alba Carrière
Agnus-castus vulgaris Carrière
Vitex latifolia Mill.
Vitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz.
Vitex verticillata Lam.
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Vitex
Chaste Tree
Chasteberry
Monk’s Pepper
Abraham’s Balm
Lilac Chastetree
As a fire wood. A drink of pulverized leaves is drunk as an abortifacient. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
