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*Ligustrum Linnaeus. Privet.

Contributed by Guy L. Nesom and Alan S. Weakley

Key to Ligustrum

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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image of plant© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum tschonoskii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Ligustrum sinense | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sandy Wolkenberg | Ligustrum ovalifolium source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum tschonoskii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sequoia Janirella Wrens | Ligustrum vulgare source | Original Image ⭷

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