Image title: White wood chaste

Photograph of the “White wood chaste tree” identified with Vitex leucoxylon from the Verbenaceae family. It is found near the Archaeological museum of Sigiriya.

Sinhala transcription: නබඩ (nabaḍa, nabada)
Tamil transcription: நீர்நொச்சி (nīrnocci, nirnochi)

Gallery information:

These photos are taken at the Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. This archaeological important site dates to the 2nd century BC when it functioned as a monastery. In the fifth century, King Kassapa I transferred the administrative centre from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya in order to  rule from there. The on-site museum displays various artifacts and paintings found at the Sigiriya rock.