黄荆 huang jing

Vitex arborea Fischer; V. negundo f. alba P'ei; V. negundo f. laxipaniculata P'ei; V. paniculata Lamarck.

Leaves usually (3-)5-foliolate; leaflets lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, broadly lanceolate, or ovate, abaxially scaly white, adaxially green or scaly white, base cuneate, margin entire or rarely with 1-3 teeth along apical part; central leaflet 4-13 X 1-4 cm. Inflorescences 10-27 cm; peduncle densely gray tomentose. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.

Mixed thickets on mountain slopes; 200-1400 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan; E Africa, S and SE Asia, Pacific Islands].