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Peacock chaste tree (''Vitex altissima'') is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to countries of the Indo-Malaysian region, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka.〔http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31884〕 Its greyish bark becomes scaly with maturity. The leaves are trifoliolate or palmate, compound and opposite. They are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate in shape with acuminate apex and cuneate base. The margin is serrate or sometimes entire. The inflorescences are in terminal panicles. The corolla is bluish white. The purplish black fruit is a four-seeded drupe.〔http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/vitealti/vitealti_en.html〕 ==Common names== *Tamil – Mayilei, Mayilainochi, Mayiladi *Malayalam – Myila, Mylellu *Marathi – Dhavi-rivthi, Balage *Telugu – Ganduparu, Nemiliadogu *Kannada – Myrole, Nevaladi, Navuladi, Balgay *Sinhala – Milla (මිල්ල) 〔http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/1373〕 *English – Peacock chaste tree, Tall chaste tree *Assamese – Ahoi (অহোঈ ) *Sanskrit – Atulam (अतुलम्), Tilakam (तिलकम्) *Nepali – Tin-patte 〔http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/vitealti/vitealti_en.html〕〔http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peacock%20Chaste%20Tree.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vitex altissima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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