several points: this may be a vitex, but I doubt that its negundo... the inflorescence is not typical...
will need to wait for expert opinion on the classification... -- secondly ... vitex negundo is not the chaste tree... no female hormone-like chemicals.. the Vitex vitex is the chaste tree that was grown by franscican and other monks to reduce the testosterone and reduce the urges etc...so that prayers could be focused on.. hence called the chaste tree... if you once see the flowering and fruiting spikes in the two ... you'll never forget the difference between the two... usha di === On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Mani Nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > Vitex negundo (Chaste tree) > Place : Dombivli > Date : 20.09.2012 > Growing on the border of paddy field > > Regards, > > Mani > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --