Ligustrum japonicum

Ligustrum japonicum

Ligustrum japonicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Ligustrinae
Genus: Ligustrum
Sectio: L. sect. Sinensia
Subsectio: L. subsect. Japonica
Series: L. ser. Japonica
Species: Ligustrum japonicum

Name

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb., 1780.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ligustridium japonicum (Thunb.) Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 272 (1839)
• Heterotypic
  • Ligustrum amamianum Koidz. in Pl. Nov. Amami-Ohsima: 7 (1928)
  • Ligustrum amamianum var. rotundifolium (Blume) B.M.Miao in Invest. Stud. Nat. 6: 72 (1986)
  • Ligustrum coriaceum Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 112: 31 (1868)
  • Ligustrum glabrum Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 10 (1877)
  • Ligustrum glabrum aureovariegatum J.Veitch f. in Gard. Chron. 1863: 4 (1863)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. aureovariegatum Veitch ex J.Dix in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 452 (1862)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. coriaceum (Jacob-Makoy) Blume ex H.Lév. in Énum. Arbres: 172 (1877)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. crassifolium Hisauti in J. Jap. Bot. 11: 848 (1935)
  • Ligustrum japonicum f. difformis Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 313 (1851)
  • Ligustrum japonicum f. leucocarpum (Honda) T.Yamanaka in J. Jap. Bot. 41: 278 (1966)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. leucocarpum Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 65: 169 (1952)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. lineare Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 12 (1870)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. ovalifolium Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 313 (1851), sensu auct.
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. pubescens Koidz. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 82 (1916)
  • Ligustrum japonicum f. pubescens (Koidz.) Murata in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25: 34 (1972)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. repens Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 65: 169 (1952)
  • Ligustrum japonicum f. rotundifolium (Blume) Noshiro in Fl. Japan 3a: 132 (1993)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. rotundifolium Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 313 (1851)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. spathulatum Mansf. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 132: 53 (1924)
  • Ligustrum japonicum var. syaryotense Masam. & T.Mori in J. Taihoku Soc. Agric. 4: 205 (1940)
  • Ligustrum japonicum f. tricolor (Jacob-Makoy) Schelle in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 420 (1903)
  • Ligustrum japonicum tricolor Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 12 (1870)
  • Ligustrum kellerianum Vis. in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, ser. 3, 1: 300 (1855)
  • Ligustrum latifolium Vitman in Summa Pl. 1: 21 (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Ligustrum latifolium Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 56 (1784)
  • Ligustrum lucidum var. coriaceum (Jacob-Makoy) Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 8 (1877)
  • Ligustrum macrophyllum Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 9 (1877)
  • Ligustrum macrophyllum var. marginatum-aureum Pynaert in Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1891: 13 (1891)
  • Ligustrum ovatum Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 128 (1889)
  • Ligustrum rotundifolium (Blume) Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 418 (1874)
  • Ligustrum rotundifolium var. pubescens (Koidz.) Hatus. in J. Jap. Bot. 24: 83 (1949)
  • Ligustrum sieboldii Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 10 (1877)
  • Ligustrum syringiflorum Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 9 (1877)
  • Ligustrum syringifolium Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 9 (1877)
  • Ligustrum taquetii H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 378 (1912)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate' Regional: China China Southeast, Taiwan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto Introduced into: Alabama, Lesotho, Marianas, Maryland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1780. Kaempferus illustratus seu Explicatio illarum plantarum, quas Kaempferus in Japonia collegit et in fasciculo quinto Aemonitatum Exoticarum adnotavit, secundum Systema sexuale ad Classes, Ordines, Genera et Species iam redactarum. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3: 196–209. BHL Reference page. : 3:207.

Additional references

• Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ligustrum japonicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ligustrum japonicum. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ligustrum japonicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ligustrum japonicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ligustrum japonicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2024 August 30.

Vernacular names

English: Japanese Privet
日本語: ネズミモチ
한국어: 광나무

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