Blackwater fever tree
Vitex peduncularis

Family: Lamiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 7-18 m tall. The branches are slender and 4 sided. The leaves are opposite. The leaves are compound with 3-4 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets are narrowly oval and taper to the base. They can be wavy along the edges. The middle leaflets are 10-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flower panicles are 20-28 cm long. There are many flowers. The fruit are round and red and 7 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ahui, Ashoi, Ashot, Boruna, Jadhgach, Jharua, Khoidoi, Navaladi, Pazin-nyo, Pet-lezin, Shelong-phang, Shilangri, Sila-tita, Tauksha-thon-gwa, Thiurgorwa, Tin nok, Yu-latsea

Synonyms

Vitex alata Roxb. [Illegitimate]; and others