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Vitex pinnata
1 NParks heritage tree in Singapore: Found in
Malayan Teak is a slow-growing tropical timber tree from south and southeast Asia, reaching about 20 m, with scented leaves and fissured grey-brown bark. It is a tree rather than a houseplant, so it suits large warm gardens or plantations where it can grow unrestricted.
Vitex pinnata is a species of Vitex from the family of Lamiaceae. It is native to south and south east Asia. It grows slowly, ultimately reaching 20 metres in height with 1–3 m. circumference trunk. It features a grey-brown-yellow bark. Its leaves are scented.
V. pinnata can be propagated by seeds, cuttings and wildlings. One kilogram of Vitex pinnata seeds number around 1100-1200 seeds.
In the Indo-Malaysia region, it is found in Borneo including Sabah, Sarawak and across Kalimantan. It can be found in India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. In the Philippines this species is known only on the islands of Palawan, Culion and Tawi-Tawi.
V. pinnata has a strong and durable wood, it is durable even in contact with water or soil. It is grayish brown in color. Density is about 930 kg per cubic metre (58 lbs per cubic foot). Wood is used for posts, door and window frames, beds and furniture.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitex pinnata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
