Vitex rotundifolia




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Scientific name Vitex rotundifolia L. f.
Synonyms Vitex agnus-castus L. var. ovata (Thunberg) Makino; Vitex ovata Thunberg; Vitex repens Blanco; Vitex trifolia L. subsp. litoralis Steenis; Vitex trifolia L. var. obovata Bentham; Vitex trifolia L. var. ovata (Thunberg) Makino; Vitex trifolia L. var. ovata (Thunberg) Merrill; Vitex trifolia L. var. repens Ridley; Vitex trifolia L. var. simplicifolia Chamisso; Vitex trifolia L. var. unifoliata Schauer
Common name (Japanese common name) hma-go [beach creeping weed]
(English common name) round-leaf chastetree, beach vitex
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Pacific Islands
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants creeping on sand, branchs electing 30-60cm length. Leaves 2-5cm. Flowers purple corollas 1.5cm, flowering in July to September. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Vitex rotundifolia L. f.
Vitex rotundifolia Linnaeus f.
Vitex rotundifolia




July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden