Common name
English: Glossy Privet , Tree Privet
German: Glänzender Liguster
Mandarin: 女贞 (nu zhen)
Portuguese: Alfenheiro-do-Japão
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Scrophulariales (79)
Family: Oleaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Ligustrum (3)
Epithet: lucidum Ait. f. (2)
Synonyms: Esquirolia sinensis H.Lév., Ligustrum esquirolii H.Lév., Ligustrum magnoliifolium Dippel
esquirolii => in honor of Joseph Henri Esquirol (1870-1934), French missionary, linguist and plant collector in Yunnan, P.R. China
lucidum => glossy
magnoliifolium => leaves resembling those of Magnolia
sinensis => of Chinese origin
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub, tree
Flower colour: beige, white
External links
Check for Ligustrum lucidum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [966] Ligustrum lucidum - Plants For A Future
- [1025] Ligustrum lucidum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1686] Ligustrum lucidum - Flora of China @ efloras.org