Botanical identity
A shrub fruit used in concentrated traditional preparations.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusVitex
Scientific name with authorshipVitex agnus-castus L.
Curated parts indexedFruit
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agnus-castus alba CarrièreAgnus-castus macrostachya CarrièreAgnus-castus marostachya CarrièreAgnus-castus robusta (Lebas) CarrièreAgnus-castus vulgaris CarrièreAgnus-castus vulgaris var. alba (Weston) CarrièreVitex agnus StokesVitex agnus var. integerrima StokesVitex agnus-castus f. alba (Weston) RehderVitex agnus-castus f. albiflora MoldenkeVitex agnus-castus f. caerulea (Rehder) MoldenkeVitex agnus-castus f. laciniosa (Ces.) MoldenkeVitex agnus-castus f. latifolia (Mill.) RehderVitex agnus-castus f. rosea RehderVitex agnus-castus subsp. fma L.Vitex agnus-castus subsp. haussknechtii Bornm.Vitex agnus-castus var. alba WestonVitex agnus-castus var. angustifolia AitonVitex agnus-castus var. caerulea RehderVitex agnus-castus var. laciniosa Ces.Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia (Mill.) G.DonVitex agnus-castus var. latifolia (Mill.) LoudonVitex agnus-castus var. latifolia AitonVitex agnus-castus var. macrophylla MoldenkeVitex agnus-castus var. pseudonegundo Hausskn.Vitex agnus-castus var. pseudonegundo Hausskn. ex Bornm.Vitex agnus-castus var. serrata MoldenkeVitex haussknechtii (Bornm.) PrainVitex hybrida MoldenkeVitex integra Medik.Vitex latifolia Mill.Vitex lupinifolia Salisb.Vitex negundo var. macrophylla MoldenkeVitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz.Vitex robusta LebasVitex verticillata Lam.Vitex xhybrida Moldenke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier865568-1
Use codesEU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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