Ligustrum L.
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
- Esquirolia H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 441 (1912)
- Faulia Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 2: 84 (1837)
- Ligustridium Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 271 (1839)
- Parasyringa W.W.Sm. in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 27: 95 (1916)
- Phlyarodoxa S.Moore in J. Bot. 13: 229 (1875)
- Visiania DC. in Prodr. 8: 289 (1844)
Accepted Species
- Ligustrum angustum B.M.Miao
- Ligustrum australianum F.Muell.
- Ligustrum compactum (Wall. ex G.Don) Hook.f. & Thomson ex Brandis
- Ligustrum confusum Decne.
- Ligustrum cumingianum Decne.
- Ligustrum delavayanum Har.
- Ligustrum expansum Rehder
- Ligustrum fengjieense Xian Y.Li & Si Y.Zeng
- Ligustrum foliosum Nakai
- Ligustrum glomeratum Blume
- Ligustrum gracile Rehder
- Ligustrum guangdongense R.J.Wang & H.Z.Wen
- Ligustrum henryi Hemsl.
- Ligustrum ibota Siebold
- Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.
- Ligustrum leucanthum (S.Moore) P.S.Green
- Ligustrum lianum P.S.Hsu
- Ligustrum lindleyi (Wall. ex G.Don) P.S.Green
- Ligustrum liukiuense Koidz.
- Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton
- Ligustrum micranthum Zucc.
- Ligustrum minii Raizada
- Ligustrum morrisonense Kaneh. & Sasaki
- Ligustrum myrsinites Decne.
- Ligustrum nepalense Wall.
- Ligustrum novoguineense Lingelsh.
- Ligustrum obovatilimbum B.M.Miao
- Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc.
- Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.
- Ligustrum parvifolium Kiew
- Ligustrum pricei Hayata
- Ligustrum punctifolium M.C.Chang
- Ligustrum quihoui Carrière
- Ligustrum retusum Merr.
- Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Blume
- Ligustrum salicinum Nakai
- Ligustrum sempervirens (Franch.) Lingelsh.
- Ligustrum sinense Lour.
- Ligustrum stenophyllum Quisumb. & Merr.
- Ligustrum strongylophyllum Hemsl.
- Ligustrum tamakii Hatus.
- Ligustrum tenuipes M.C.Chang
- Ligustrum tschonoskii Decne.
- Ligustrum undulatum Blume
- Ligustrum vulgare L.
- Ligustrum xingrenense D.J.Liu
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? |
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Jan 1, 2006 | Cavalerie [3070], China | K000449320 | No |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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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
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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