Vitex cannabifolia

Vitex cannabifolia (scientific name: Vitex cannabifolia) is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub of the genus Vitex in the family Lamiaceae, native to China. The tree is about 3 m tall. It produces 10-20 cm long conical inflorescences with pale blue-purple flowers of about 0.8 cm in diameter from July to August. The corolla is bilabiate with five lobes. The other flower that is similar to the V. cannabifolia is the V. agnus-castus. The difference between the two is that the leaf margins are jaggedly serrated, whereas the margins are completely serrated. Both species have fist-shaped compound leaves, but the V. cannabifolia has three to five leaflets, while the V. agnus-castus has five to seven leaflets. The flowers of the V. cannabifoliaare similar to those of the Hamagou (Vitex rotundifolia), which is in the same genus.

Common name: Carrot tree, scientific name: Vitex cannabifolia, also known as Vitex, Chaste tree, Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Euphorbiaceae, Peridotaceae, Hamagoeae, Carrot species, Origin: China, Life form: Deciduous broad-leaved shrub, Height: 300 cm, Leaf shape Flowering season: July-August, Inflorescence form: conical, inflorescence height: 10-20 cm, Flower diameter: 0.8 cm, Flower color: pale blue-purple, Corolla form: bilabiate with five lobes, Number of stamens: 4, Fruit type: kernel, Fruit shape: globular, Fruit diameter: 0.3 cm, Fruit Color: black; uses: potted plant, cut flower, park; fruit is a herbal medicine called "bokei"; note: brought to Japan in the Edo Kyoho period (1603-1868).

Random flowers

Jasminum officinale

Ginger

bottle Palm

Lealia shinjuku

Amaranthus tricolor

Miyama uguisu-kagura