Pōhinahina or Beach vitex Lamiaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands  Oʻahu (Cultivated)  Pōhinahina leaves are aromatic with a sage-like spicy odor when crushed and smelling much like the simpleleaf vitex (Vitex trifolia) frequently used in Hawaiian landscaping as hedges. Other descriptions of the leaf fragrance are black pepper, basil, minty, and fir trees or "like being in a forest."  NPH00002 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Vitex_rotundifolia