Lamiaceae

Smallflower chastetree

Vitex parviflora A.Juss.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Vitex

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Smallflower chastetree (Vitex parviflora) — LeavesPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: نبات فيتكس
Chinese: 小花牡荊
English: Smallflower chastetree, Smallflower chaste-tree, Molave
Filipino: Molave, Malaruhat, Molawin
pam: Bulaun

Synonyms

Vitex altissima Blanco
Vitex cofassus var. timorensis Hallier f.
Vitex geniculata Blanco
Vitex glaberrima Zipp. ex Span.
Vitex glandulosa H.J.Lam
Vitex latifolia Blanco
Vitex leucoxylon Span. ex Miq.
Vitex littoralis Decne.
Vitex parviflora f. sterilis H.J.Lam ex Moldenke
Vitex parviflora var. puberulenta Moldenke
Vitex timoriensis Walp.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Noel Dionson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.