Oleaceae
Ligustrum

Ligustrum compactum (Wall. ex G.Don) Hook.f. & Thomson ex Brandis

First published in Forest Fl. N.W. India: 310 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Central China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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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.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [2819] India K000979274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [2819] India K000979273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India K000979272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stern, F.C. [s.n.] K000979283 Type Yes
Stern, G.C. [1703] K000979284 Type Yes
Stern, G.C. [1703] K000979282 Type Yes
Stern, F.C. [s.n.] K000979285 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0