Vitex agnus-castus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 638. 1753.

"Habitat in Siciliae et Neapolis paludosis." RCN: 4637.

Lectotype (Moldenke in Phytologia 5: 170. 1955): Herb. Linn. No. 811.4 (LINN) .

Generitype of Vitex Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 170. 1929).

Current name: Vitex agnus - castus L. ( Verbenaceae).