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Ligustrum -
by Gerry Moore
Not peer reviewed
Last modified: 09/07/2006
Nomenclature
Ligustrum L., Sp. Pl. 7. 1753. Gen. Pl., ed. 5, 8. 1754. TYPE: Ligustrum vulgare L.
Faulia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 84. 1837. TYPE: Not designated.
Phlyarodoxa S. Moore, J. Bot. 13: 229. 1875. TYPE: Phlyarodoxa leucantha S. Moore. (=Ligustrum leucanthum (S. Moore) P. S. Green).
Key to the species of Ligustrum
1. Twigs glabrous; leaves glabrous...Ligustrum vulgare
1. Twigs minutely
pubescent; leaves pubescent on midrib beneath...2
2. Panicles 2-3.5 cm; corolla tube 2-3 times longer than
lobes...Ligustrum obtusifolium
2. Panicles
6-10 cm; corolla tube shorter than lobes...Ligustrum sinense