Vitex
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
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Native toBrazil Southeast
General: Forest domain; this pattern is not common for the genus Vitex Flower: Vitex pomerana was collected with flowers and fruits
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Circumscription
- Selected species
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.