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A rare or undercollected species in our area.
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Description
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Very similar to the previous species but leaves (1-) 3-foliolate, inflorescence lax, 2.5-4 cm broad, cymes pedicelled, flowers and fruits slightly larger. Calyx 4-5 mm long. Corolla 10-13 mm long.
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Shrubs or small trees, 1.5-5 m tall, erect. Branchlets densely pubescent. Leaves 1-3(-5)-foliolate; petiole 1-3 cm; leaflets sessile, oblong, lanceolate, or obovate, abaxially densely gray tomentose, adaxially green and glabrous or subglabrous, base cuneate, margin entire, apex obtuse, veins ca. 8 pairs and slightly prominent on both surfaces; central or single leaflet 2.5-9 X 1.7-3 cm. Panicles 3-15 cm; peduncle densely gray tomentose. Calyx slightly 5-dentate, outside gray pubescent, inside glabrous. Corolla purplish to bluish purple, 6-10 mm, outside scaly white, pubescent at filament bases and on inside of lower lobe. Stamens exserted. Ovary glabrous, with or without glands. Style glabrous. Fruit black, subglobose, ca. 5 mm in diam. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Aug-Nov.
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Distribution
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Himalaya (Nepal), India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Malaysia, Australia.
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Distribution
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Distribution: Native of tropical and subtropical Asia and N. Australia; widely introduced and naturalized or cultivated.
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Distribution
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Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [S and SE Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands]
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Elevation Range
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1500-3000 m
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Fl. Per.: Round the year.
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Habitat
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100-1700 m.
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Vitex trifolia
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Vitex trifolia, the simpleleaf chastetree,[1] is a large coastal shrub or small tree.[2]
Description
Vitex trifolia is a large coastal shrub or small tree, less than 5 m in height with the stems covered by soft hairs (tomentose). The leaves are oppositely arranged along the stems and are usually compound, composed of three linear leaflets which range between 1 and 12 cm in length. The upper surfaces of the leaves are green and the lower surfaces are grayish green.
The flowers are born in panicles or clusters up to 18 cm in length. Individual flowers have purple to violet, two-lipped corollas that are about 5 mm long. The stamens are in two pairs and the ovary is superior, or develops above the corolla. The fleshy fruits are about 6 mm in diameter and contain four small, black seeds.
Distribution
Vitex trifolia is naturally found along coastlines from tropical East Africa as far east as French Polynesia.
Traditional medicine
The leaves are used to treat female ailments in the Cook Islands, and used to relieve fever in Samoa. Additionally in Samoa, the dried leaves are burned to deter mosquitos.
References
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^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Vitex trifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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^ "GRIN Species Records of Vitex". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
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Vitex trifolia: Brief Summary
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Vitex trifolia, the simpleleaf chastetree, is a large coastal shrub or small tree.
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