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''Vitex negundo'', commonly known as the Chinese chastetree, five-leaved chaste tree, or horseshoe vitex, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used in folk medicine, particularly in South and Southeast Asia. ''Vitex negundo'' is an erect shrub or small tree growing from in height. The bark is reddish-brown. Its leaves are digitate, with five lanceolate leaflets, sometimes three. Each leaflet is around in length, with the central leaflet being the largest and possessing a stalk. The leaf edges are toothed or serrated and the bottom surface is covered in hair. The numerous flowers are borne in panicles in length. Each is around long and are white to blue in color. The petals are of different lengths, with the middle lower lobe being the longest. Both the corolla and calyx are covered in dense hairs.〔 The fruit is a succulent drupe, in diameter, rounded to egg-shaped. It is black or purple when ripe.〔 ==Distribution and habitat== ''Vitex negundo'' is native to tropical Eastern and Southern Africa and Asia. It is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. Countries it is indigenous to include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam.〔 ''Vitex negundo'' are commonly found near bodies of water, recently disturbed land, grasslands, and mixed open forests.〔 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 negundo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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