Oleaceae

Ligustrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 7 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NW. Africa, Eurasia to Queensland.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Krym, Kuril Is., Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., North Caucasus, Norway, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Colorado, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Free State, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Lesotho, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Oklahoma, Panamá, Réunion, St.Helena, Tennessee, Trinidad-Tobago, Vermont, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Qin, X.K. (2009). A new system of Ligustrum (Oleaceae). Acta Botanica Yunnanica 31: 97-116.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Cavalerie [3070], China K000449320 No

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0