*Ligustrum Linnaeus. Privet.
Contributed by Guy L. Nesom and Alan S. Weakley
A genus of about 40 species, shrubs and trees, of the Old World. Ligustrum is a monophyletic group phylogenetically embedded within Syringa (Li, Alexander, & Zhang 2002; Li et al. 2012; Dong et al. 2022). Li et al. (2012) recommended treating Ligustrum as series Ligustrae of Syringa, but species combinations have not been made. An alternative approach of segregating Syringa into monophyletic genera is also plausible.
Ref: Dong et al. (2022); Green in Kadereit (2004); Hardin (1974); Li et al. (2012); Li, Alexander, & Zhang (2002); Nesom (2009a). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium | Original Image ⭷
© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum tschonoskii source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Ligustrum sinense | Original Image ⭷
© Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sandy Wolkenberg | Ligustrum ovalifolium source | Original Image ⭷
© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum tschonoskii source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Ligustrum japonicum | Original Image ⭷
© Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sequoia Janirella Wrens | Ligustrum vulgare source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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