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Summary
UPDATE 30/08/2011: This name is a synonym of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.
Physical Characteristics
Vitex cannabifolia is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). It is in leaf from June to October, in flower from September to October, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic Astringent Diaphoretic Dysentery Expectorant Febrifuge Malaria Sedative
The roots, leaves and fruits are antirheumatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diaphoretic, febrifuge and sedative[147]. A decoction is used in the treatment of dysentery, enteritis, malaria, heat stroke and arthralgia[147].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the milder areas of the country. It is seen as no more than a subspecies of Vitex negundo in some recent floras[266]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Prefers a light well-drained loamy soil in a warm sunny position sheltered from cold drying winds[49, 200]. Succeeds in dry soils. Intolerant of water-logging[202]. Flowers are produced at the ends of the current year's growth[202]. Any pruning is best carried out in the spring and should consist of cutting out dead wood and shortening last year's flowering branches[219].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow March in a warm greenhouse. The seed does not need pre-treatment[113]. Germination is usually free and quick[113]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Good percentage[78]. Cuttings of mature wood of the current seasons growth, November in a cold frame[113].
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng), Hong Kong TROPICAL ASIA: India (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab (north), Tamil Nadu, Haryana), Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia (Johor, Perak)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
Siebold.&Zucc.
Botanical References
266
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