English: Glossy Privet , Tree Privet

German: Glänzender Liguster

Mandarin: 女贞 (nu zhen)

Portuguese: Alfenheiro-do-Japão

Kingdom: Plantae (2504)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2403)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2035)

      Order: Scrophulariales (99)

        Family: Oleaceae (18) (family description)

          Genus: Ligustrum (2)

           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

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub, tree

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Ligustrum lucidum at The Plant List, 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

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