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Vitex
Sign in to saveVitex is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It has about 200–250 species; the Plants of the World Online database accepts 211 species. Common names include chaste tree or chastetree, traditionally referring to V. agnus-castus, but often applied to other species, as well, and pūriri for the New Zealand species V. lucens.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
General: Forest domain; this pattern is not common for the genus Vitex Flower: Vitex pomerana was collected with flowers and fruits
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Research
1,074 papers- Vitex agnus-castus extracts for female reproductive disorders: a systematic review of clinical trials.Planta medica · 2013
- Vitex agnus castus effects on hyperprolactinaemia.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023
- Vitex agnus-castus in premenstrual syndrome: A meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019
- Vitex Diterpenoids: Structural Diversity and Pharmacological Activity.Current pharmaceutical design · 2020
- Vitex agnus castus for premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2017
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Vitex is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It has about 200–250 species; the Plants of the World Online database accepts 211 species. Common names include chaste tree or chastetree, traditionally referring to V. agnus-castus, but often applied to other species, as well, and pūriri for the New Zealand species V. lucens.
Species of Vitex are native throughout the tropics and subtropics, with a few species in warm-temperate Eurasia and one in New Zealand.