Vitex altissima

Vitex altissima, the peacock chaste tree, is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the family of Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indomalayan realm, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, and is also found in New Guinea.^[2] Its greyish bark becomes scaly with maturity. The leaves are trifoliolate or palmate, compound and opposite. They are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate in shape with acuminate apex and cuneate base. The margin is serrate or sometimes entire. The inflorescences are in terminal panicles. The corolla is bluish white. The purplish black fruit is a four-seeded drupe.^[3]

Vitex altissima
Inflorescences and trifoliolate leaves
Upper side of palmate leaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Vitex
Species:	V. altissima
Binomial name
Vitex altissima L.f.
Synonyms
Vitex alata Willd. Vitex altissima f. alata (Willd.) Moldenke Vitex appendiculata Rottler ex C.B.Clarke Vitex latifolia Wight ex Steud. [Invalid] Vitex zeylanica Turcz. [Illegitimate][1]

Common names

• Tamil – Mayilei, Mayilainochi, Mayiladi
• Malayalam – Myila, Mylellu
• Marathi – Dhavi-rivthi, Balage
• Telugu – Ganduparu, Nemiliadogu
• Kannada – Myrole, Nevaladi, Navuladi, Balgay
• Sinhala – Milla (මිල්ල) ^[4]
• English – Peacock chaste tree, Tall chaste tree
• Assamese – Ahoi (অহোঈ )
• Sanskrit – Atulam (अतुलम्), Tilakam (तिलकम्)
• Nepali – Tin-patte ^[5][6]