Lamiaceae
Simpleleaf chastetree
Vitex trifolia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Vitex
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Common names
By language (24)
- ace
- Grupheueng
- arz
- فيتكس تريفوليا
- ban
- Liligundi
- bik
- Lagundi
- Burmese
- ကြောင်ပန်း
- Chinese
- 三叶蔓荆, 三葉蔓荊, 三叶蔓茎, 三叶蔓荆子, 牡荆子, 蔓荆, 蔓荆子
- English
- Simpleleaf chastetree, Jalanirgundi, Lalatahi, Namulega, Nichinda, Nira-lakki-gida, Pani-samalu, Paniki-shumbala
- Filipino
- Lagundi
- gor
- Legundi
- Indonesian
- Legundi
- Japanese
- ミツバハマゴウ
- Kannada
- ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ
- Maithili
- सिमाली
- Malay
- Pokok Lagundi, Legundi
- Malayalam
- കരിനൊച്ചി
- mnw
- ဒညောဝ်၊ တၞံ
- Nepali
- सिमाली
- Persian
- ویتکس تریفولیا
- Sanskrit
- निर्गुण्डिसस्यम्
- shn
- ၵိင်ႇပၢၼ်
- Tamil
- நீர் நொச்சி
- Telugu
- నీరువావిలి
- Thai
- คนทีสอ
- Tongan
- Lala, Desmodium umbellatum, Wikstroemia foetida, Wikstroemia rotundifolia
Synonyms
- Vitex agnus-castus var. trifolia (L.) Kurz
- Vitex indica Mill.
- Vitex integerrima Mill.
- Vitex trifolia var. trifoliolata Schauer
- Vitex variifolia Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to November (from 808 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: sneha_forestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matthew Borella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fletchermoore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.