Common name
English: European Privet, Wild Privet
German: Beinholz, Bocksbeere, Gemeiner Liguster, Liguster
Portuguese: Alfenheiro, Ligustro, Santoninhas
English: European Privet, Wild Privet
German: Beinholz, Bocksbeere, Gemeiner Liguster, Liguster
Portuguese: Alfenheiro, Ligustro, Santoninhas
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Scrophulariales (94)
Family: Oleaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Syringa (3)
Epithet: vulgaris L. (15)
Synonyms: Ligustrum album Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., Ligustrum angustifolium Gilib., Ligustrum decipiens Gand., Ligustrum insulare Decne., Ligustrum insulense Decne., Ligustrum italicum Mill., Ligustrum lodense Glogau, Ligustrum occidentale Gand., Ligustrum oviforme Gand., Ligustrum sempervirens Lindl. (Gray), Ligustrum vicinum Gand., Ligustrum vulgare L., Lilac cordatifolia Gilib., Lilac suaveolens Gilib., Lilac vulgaris Lam. (L.), Liliacum album Renault (Weston), Liliacum vulgare Renault (L.), Olea humilis Salisb., Syringa alba A.Dietr. (Weston), Syringa albiflora Opiz, Syringa amoena K.Koch, Syringa bicolor K.Koch, Syringa caerulea Jonst., Syringa carlsruhensis K.Koch, Syringa cordifolia Stokes, Syringa latifolia Salisb., Syringa lilac Garsault, Syringa marliensis K.Koch, Syringa nigricans K.Koch, Syringa notgeri K.Koch, Syringa philemon K.Koch, Syringa rhodopaea Velen., Syringa rhodopea Velen., Syringa versaliensis K.Koch, Syringa virginalis K.Koch, Syringa vulgaris Voss (Weston)
alba => white
albiflora => white-flowered
album => dead white, without lustre
amoena => charming, delightful, pleasing, lovely
angustifolium => with narrow leaves
bicolor => two colored
caerulea => sky-blue
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
decipiens => deceiving, misleading
humilis => of low growth
italicum => of Italian origin
latifolia => with broad leaves
nigricans => turning black, become blackish
occidentale => western
oviforme => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base
sempervirens => evergreen, retaining leaves in winter
suaveolens => fragrant, sweet-smelling
vulgare => common, everyday
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
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