Vitex quinata

Vitex quinata is a species of flowering plantin the family Lamiaceae.^[4] It is sometimes referred to by the common name joho lawe tree. It is native to the Andaman Islands, Assam (India), Bangladesh, the Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, the Caroline Islands, South-Central China, Southeast China, the East Himalayas, Hainan (China), India, Java (Indonesia), Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia), Malaysia, Maluku (Indonesia), Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia), Sumatra (Indonesia), Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[3]

Vitex quinata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Vitex
Species:	V. quinata
Binomial name
Vitex quinata (Lour.) F.N.Williams[2]
Synonyms[3]
Cornutia quinata Lour. Vitex loureiroi Hook. & Arn. Vitex altmannii Moldenke Vitex babula Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Vitex celebica Koord. Vitex heterophylla Roxb. Vitex heterophylla var. undulata C.B.Clarke Vitex loureiroi Wight ex C.B.Clarke Vitex padangensis Hallier f. Vitex quinata f. lungchowensis S.L.Liou Vitex secundiflora var. longipes Moldenke Vitex sumatrana Miq. Vitex sumatrana var. urceolata (C.B.Clarke) King & Gamble Vitex undulata Wall. Vitex urceolata C.B.Clarke

Uses

Some sources claim the bark is used as a tonic in folk medicine where an infusion can be made to increase appetite.^[5]