Vitex leucoxylon

Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the family Lamiaceae. Native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Bark is brown in color. Leaves compound, digitate; apex acute to obtuse; base cuneate - attenuate; margin entire. Inflorescence is corymbose cymes. Corolla is white with purple color. Fruit is purplish black with four seeded smooth drupe.

Common names

 * Sinhala - නැබඩ
 * Tamil - Nir nocchi, Nir-noochi
 * Malayalam - Beemis, Vellanotchi, Attunochi, Neernochi, Atta nochii
 * Marathi - Sona garbi, Sheras
 * Telugu - Gajavaavili, Kondavaavili, Lakkiya, Lakke
 * Kannada - Holenekki, Sengeni, Hollalakki
 * Sanskrit - Paravatapadi