Vitex trifolia: common name details from PIER


Common name - Language - Location
Language - Location - Common name
Location - Language - Common name
Language - Common name - Location

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Arabian lilac English Vanuatu (Republic of) Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
beach vitex English Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
blue vitex English ? Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
blue vitex English Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
hand-of-Mary English Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Indian three-leaf vitex English Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Indian wild pepper English Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Indian-privet English Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
kolokolo-kahakai Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
lagundíng dágat Philippine ? Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
lala Unknown Polynesia Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
lala sea Niuean Niue Island Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 216) "Lala sea" refers to Vitex trifolia var. bicolor, as cited in Sykes 1970. "The second word of the Niuean name, sea, means white, and presumably refers to the light glaucous-green leaves, which are especially conspicuous seen from below. This contrasts with lala uli, Grewia crenata, as noted under the latter species." (Sykes, 1970, p. 216)
lala tahi Unknown Tonga Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
lilas de Perse French Vanuatu (Republic of) Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
namulega Samoan Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
namulega Samoan Ta‘u Island Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 63)  
namulega Unknown Samoa Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
pōlinalina Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands Stone, C. P./Smith, C. W./Tunison, J. T. (eds.) (1993) (p. 221)  
polinalina Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
rara Unknown Polynesia Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
simple-leaf chastetree English ? U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
vitex English Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  

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Language/Location/Common name

Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
English ? blue vitex Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
English ? simple-leaf chastetree U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Pacific islands beach vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
English Pacific islands blue vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
English Pacific islands vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
English Sri Lanka hand-of-Mary U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Sri Lanka Indian three-leaf vitex U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Sri Lanka Indian wild pepper U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Sri Lanka Indian-privet U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Vanuatu (Republic of) Arabian lilac Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
French Vanuatu (Republic of) lilas de Perse Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands kolokolo-kahakai Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands pōlinalina Stone, C. P./Smith, C. W./Tunison, J. T. (eds.) (1993) (p. 221)  
Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands polinalina Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Niuean Niue Island lala sea Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 216) "Lala sea" refers to Vitex trifolia var. bicolor, as cited in Sykes 1970. "The second word of the Niuean name, sea, means white, and presumably refers to the light glaucous-green leaves, which are especially conspicuous seen from below. This contrasts with lala uli, Grewia crenata, as noted under the latter species." (Sykes, 1970, p. 216)
Philippine ? lagundíng dágat Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
Samoan Samoa namulega Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Samoan Ta‘u Island namulega Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 63)  
Unknown Polynesia lala Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Unknown Polynesia rara Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Unknown Samoa namulega Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Unknown Tonga Islands lala tahi Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  

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Location/Language/Common name

Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
? English blue vitex Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
? English simple-leaf chastetree U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
? Philippine lagundíng dágat Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian kolokolo-kahakai Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian pōlinalina Stone, C. P./Smith, C. W./Tunison, J. T. (eds.) (1993) (p. 221)  
Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian polinalina Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Niue Island Niuean lala sea Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 216) "Lala sea" refers to Vitex trifolia var. bicolor, as cited in Sykes 1970. "The second word of the Niuean name, sea, means white, and presumably refers to the light glaucous-green leaves, which are especially conspicuous seen from below. This contrasts with lala uli, Grewia crenata, as noted under the latter species." (Sykes, 1970, p. 216)
Pacific islands English beach vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Pacific islands English blue vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Pacific islands English vitex Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Polynesia Unknown lala Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Polynesia Unknown rara Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Samoa Samoan namulega Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Samoa Unknown namulega Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Sri Lanka English hand-of-Mary U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Sri Lanka English Indian three-leaf vitex U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Sri Lanka English Indian wild pepper U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Sri Lanka English Indian-privet U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
Ta‘u Island Samoan namulega Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 63)  
Tonga Islands Unknown lala tahi Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Vanuatu (Republic of) English Arabian lilac Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
Vanuatu (Republic of) French lilas de Perse Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  

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Language/Common name/Location

Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
English Arabian lilac Vanuatu (Republic of) Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
English beach vitex Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
English blue vitex ? Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
English blue vitex Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
English hand-of-Mary Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Indian three-leaf vitex Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Indian wild pepper Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English Indian-privet Sri Lanka U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English simple-leaf chastetree ? U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (0) accessed 20171109
English vitex Pacific islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
French lilas de Perse Vanuatu (Republic of) Ramon, Laurence/Sam, Chanel (2015) (p. 72)  
Hawaiian kolokolo-kahakai Hawaiian Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Hawaiian pōlinalina Hawaiian Islands Stone, C. P./Smith, C. W./Tunison, J. T. (eds.) (1993) (p. 221)  
Hawaiian polinalina Hawaiian Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Niuean lala sea Niue Island Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 216) "Lala sea" refers to Vitex trifolia var. bicolor, as cited in Sykes 1970. "The second word of the Niuean name, sea, means white, and presumably refers to the light glaucous-green leaves, which are especially conspicuous seen from below. This contrasts with lala uli, Grewia crenata, as noted under the latter species." (Sykes, 1970, p. 216)
Philippine lagundíng dágat ? Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 568)  
Samoan namulega Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Samoan namulega Ta‘u Island Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 63)  
Unknown lala Polynesia Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."
Unknown lala tahi Tonga Islands Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Unknown namulega Samoa Permanent Agriculture Resources (2000) (p. 58)  
Unknown rara Polynesia Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 478) "Namulega- Vitex trifolia L., shrub or small tree of the littoral forest and sometimes in cultivation around houses. It is fairly well known in Samoa due to its reported medicinal properties. Elsewhere in Polynesia, it is mostly called lala, rara, or similar variations."

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