Ligustrum obtusifolium
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | |
|---|---|
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| 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. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ligustrum amurense Carrière | |
Ligustrum obtusifolium (border privet[1] or Amur privet[2]) is a species of privet, native to Japan, Korea and northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Zhejiang).[3][4] The species is considered invasive in parts of the United States. It has become very common in southern New England, the mid-Atlantic States, and the Great Lakes regions, with scattered occurrences in the South, the Great Plains, and Washington State.[5][6]
Ligustrum obtusifoliumis a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are 1–6 cm long and 4–25 mm broad.[3][7]
There are three subspecies:[3]
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Ligustrum obtusifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ligustrum amurense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Flora of China: Ligustrum obtusifolium
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ligustrum obtusifolium
- ↑ Swearingen, Jil; Reshetiloff, K.; Slattery, B; Zwicker, S. (2010). Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, 4th Edition (PDF). National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. p. 71.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, Ligustrum obtusifolium
- ↑ Siebold, Philipp Franz von & Zuccarini, Joseph Gerhard. 1846. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 4(3): 168
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