Ligustrum expansum

Ligustrum expansum is a plant species native to China and Vietnam.[2] The Flora of China lists Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green as a separate taxon,[3] but more recent sources regard this name as a synonym of L. expansum.[1] Combining the two listings yields a distribution within China including the Provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

Ligustrum expansum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species:
L. expansum
Binomial name
Ligustrum expansum
Rehder in C.S.Sargent
Synonyms[1]
  • Ligustrum thibeticum Decne.
  • Ligustrum purpurascens Y.C.Yang
  • Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green

Etymology

Ligustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonyms of Ligustrum expansum
  2. Flora of China v 15 p 307, Ligustrum expansum
  3. Flora of China v 15 p 302, Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense
  4. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 237
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