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Kampung Sungai Ular, Cherating, Pahang, Malaysia.   Vitex ovata Thunb. Verbenaceae. CN: [Malay - Tetuban, Lemuni pantai], Beach Vitex, Round-leaved chaste tree, Single-leaf chastetree. Native of the paleotropics throughout the Pacific; elsewhere naturalized or cultivated. Grows along the coast on sandy beaches, dunes, and rocky shorelines. Prostrate shrubs, erect shrub or small trees. Used by Malays for treatment of dysentry; beach erosion control; potential ornamental.   Synonym(s): Vitex rotundifolia L. f. Vitex trifolia L. var. simplicifolia Cham.  Ref and suggested reading: zipcodezoo.com/Plants/V/Vitex_ovata/ www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN... www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Vitex.html irapl.altervista.org/schedenam/fnam2.php?taxon=Vitex ovat.... www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=1... psasir.upm.edu.my/3308/1/Chemical_Constituents_of_Vitex_o...