- Family:
- Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
- Genus:
- Ligustrum L.
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2650–2650 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
- Habit
- Tree.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2650 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Árbol
[UPFC]
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Native to:
China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan
Introduced into:
Alabama, Lesotho, Marianas
- Ligustridium japonicum (Thunb.) Spach
- Ligustrum amamianum Koidz.
- Ligustrum amamianum var. rotundifolium (Blume) B.M.Miao
- Ligustrum coriaceum Jacob-Makoy
- Ligustrum glabrum Decne.
- Ligustrum japonicum f. pubescens (Koidz.) Murata
- Ligustrum japonicum f. rotundifolium (Blume) Noshiro
- Ligustrum kellerianum Vis.
- Ligustrum latifolium Thunb.
- Ligustrum latifolium Vitman
- Ligustrum macrophyllum Decne.
- Ligustrum ovatum Dippel
- Ligustrum rotundifolium (Blume) Carrière
- Ligustrum sieboldii Decne.
- Ligustrum syringiflorum Decne.
- Ligustrum syringifolium Decne.
- Ligustrum taquetii H.Lév.
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Rodrigues, L. [60], Brazil | K001209460 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Japan | K000979213 | Yes | |||
Kirizawa, M. [251], Brazil | K001209462 | Yes | |||
Taquet, T. [3051], South Korea | K000979209 | isotype | Yes | ||
Rodrigues, L. [60], Brazil | K001209459 | Yes | |||
Tatto, L. [34], Brazil | K001209461 | Yes | |||
Hoehne, F.C. [s.n.], Brazil | K001209463 | Yes |
First published in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 207 (1780)
Accepted by
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
- Qin, X.K. (2009). A new system of Ligustrum (Oleaceae) Acta Botanica Yunnanica 31: 97-116.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
- Qin, X.K. (2009). A new system of Ligustrum (Oleaceae) Acta Botanica Yunnanica 31: 97-116.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
- FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
- RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
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