Vitex trifolia grow well on exposed coastal sand dunes. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. The vitex trifolia purpurea is native to parts of australia, asia and pacific islands where summers are warm. See what to plant when thanks to our seasonal gardening guide and plant finder so your flowers and vegetables look amazing whatever the climate.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in vitex trifolia. The study began by isolating the hexane extract, ethyl acetate extract, and methanol extracts of the leaves of vitex trifolia. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antiinflammatory effect of extracts of leaves of vitex trifolia linn. It is commonly planted in mass but also makes a great specimen plant. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Show all show tabs roundleaf chastetree general information. It is native to asia, including china and japan, and also to oceania, including australia and papua new guinea. Molave, vitex parviflora, smallflower chaste tree herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. Vitex rotundifolia, the roundleaf chastetree or beach vitex is a species of vitex that is native to seashores throughout the pacific. Clusters of small purple blooms are followed by small black berries. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Research on, vitex trifolia plant control of mice environmentally friendly, aims to determine the chemical compounds in the leaves vitex trifolia and its repellent activity to male mice.
Vitex trifolia and vitex negundo can be propagated vegetatively for cultivation. The plants database includes the following 9 species of vitex. If you prune the vitex in the dead of winter, the vitex may lose moisture from the pruning wounds and freeze to death if there is a hard freeze. Pliny, the great writer and compiler on natural history. Vitex trifolia risk assessment hawaiian ecosystems at. The root systems of vitex trifolia and trees are growing in the different soil layers so that there is no competition for water and nutrients. Vitex trifolia and vitex negundo can be propagated vegetatively for cultivation on desecrated lands. How vitex trifolia is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. This woody perennial plant typically grows approximately 1 m in height. Previously vitex, also known as chasteberry, has been used to help women cope with the unpleasant symptoms of pms, polycystic ovarian syndrome and uterine fibroids among. Whether you use this shrub as a foundation shrub, a single specimen or group several together as a hedge, the fuzzy, lavendertinged foliage and purple flower clusters are breathtaking.
Vitex trifolia variegata environmental horticulture. Rapidly growing out of bounds as a shrub, vitex should be used in a large space or where its weedy growth can be easily. Plants profile for vitex rotundifolia roundleaf chastetree. Its range includes continents and islands stretching from india east to hawaii and from korea south to australia. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Dense plants of vitex trifolia can preserve humidity, adjust temperature and favor tree growth. I currently have in my home near guadalajara, mexico, quite a big bush of vitex trifolia purpurea, also known as arabian lilac, its gorgeous with its beautiful graypurple leaves on the underside only, and it has grown to a big size of about 3 meters tall and.
This page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 04. Vitex trifolia variegata creates a wonderful hedge, screen, and border. Their structures were elucidated using a combination of 1d and 2d nmr techniques cosy, hmqc, and hmbcand hresims analyses. Pliny, the great writer and compiler on natural history the. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions.
Water well in the summer and avoid the extremes of soil moisture, neither drought nor water logging. Vitex trifolia is a relatively small tree found primarily in countries that border on the pacific and indian oceans. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 2839 with original publication details. The leaves of the cultivar purpurea emerge purple and mature to grayish green with fuzzy pale lavender undersides. The blue to purple flowers somewhat resembling lilac flowers. About vitex vitex, which also goes by the names of agnus castus, chaste tree, chasteberry, or monks pepper, is a flowering plant that is known for its medicinal purposes. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ethnopharmacological and biotechnological significance of. If the vitex has a strong central leader growing from the middle, it can be shaped into a small tree. Vitex trifolia herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Vitex trifolia grow and care arabian lilac youtube. Vitex trifolia is a large coastal shrub or small tree, less than 5 m in height with the stems covered by soft hairs tomentose. Vitex rotundifolia, commonly known as beach vitex, is a low, woody, perennial shrub with branches that can run for many meters. Propagating nochi tree, vitex trifolia,vitex nigundo easypeasy.
Vitex trifolia purpurea is a native of southeast asia and australia. Arabian lilac vitex trifolia purpurea exceptional accent shrub or small tree for warm, dry climates. A medium size, fast growing bush with woody stems and dense soft foliage that can be either variegated or has a sharp white trim around the leaf. A medium size, fast growing bush with woody stems and dense soft foliage, purple in full sun and with silver underneath. Vitex trifolia is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing from 1 4 metres tall. Learn about the purple coastal vitex plant of vitex trifolia purpurea genus. Due to its colorful flowers and use in traditional medicines, it is also cultivated in gardens. The anti inflammatory activity of plant extracts at different dose intervals was evaluated by using two models carrageenan induced rat paw edema and xylene induced ear edema in mice acute inflammation in rats was induced by. Vitex trifolia purpurea arabian lilac a very fast growing evergreen to semievergreen shrub or small tree to 10 to 15 feet tall by as wide with distinctively colored leaves sometimes but not always divided into three elliptical leaflets that are a graygreen on the upper surface but upturned to display the showy velvety purple below. It is native to panama and south america references. Biological activities of crude plant extracts from vitex trifolia l. Vitex is the largest genus in the family verbenaceae which comprises 250 species distributed all over the world. This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from usda plants database.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The leaves are oppositely arranged along the stems and are usually compound, composed of 3 linear leaflets which range between 1 12 cm in length. Distinctively colored leaves have showy purple undersides. Vitex trifolia variegata, variegated arabian lilac. Watering well in the first year, helps roots to become established, after which you can cut back the frequency of watering. If propagating by cuttings, take them when the plants are not in.
Leaves of the tree may be in three leaflets, hence the species name. Commonly known as panikisanbhalu hindi, threeleaf chaste tree english. Vitex triflora is a species of tree in the family lamiaceae. Return to article details plant regeneration from callus cultures of vitex trifolia lamiales. Vitex trifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Vitex, arabian lilac, fascination vitex vitex trifolia f. Vitex trifolia grow and care arabian lilac vitex trifolia for sale how to grow. Propagating nochi tree, vitex trifolia,vitex nigundo. View of plant regeneration from callus cultures of vitex trifolia. Lay and collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the pacific and behrings 20405680825. Compounds 27 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Pdf biological activities of crude plant extracts from.
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