Ligustrum obtusifolium

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Ligustrum obtusifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: L. obtusifolium
Binomial name
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Siebold & Zucc.

Ligustrum obtusifolium is a species of privet, native to Japan, Korea and China.[1]

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are 1-6 cm long and 4-25 mm broad.[1]

There are three subspecies:[1]

  • Ligustrum obtusifolium subsp. obtusifolium. Japan.
  • Ligustrum obtusifolium subsp. microphyllum (Nakai) P.S.Green. Eastern China, Korea, Japan.
  • Ligustrum obtusifolium subsp. suave (Kitagawa) Kitagawa. Northeastern China.

The species is considered invasive in parts of the United States.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China: Ligustrum obtusifolium
  2. Swearingen, Jil; Reshetiloff, K.; Slattery, B; Zwicker, S. (2010). Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, 4th Edition. National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. p. 71. 


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