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Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum lucidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Ligustrum
Species:	L. lucidum
Binomial name
Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Ligustrum lucidum (Glossy Privet, Chinese Privet or Broad-leaf Privet)^[1] is a species of privet native to the southern half of China and is classed as a noxious weed in New South Wales, Australia where it was introduced.^[1]

Growth

It is the largest species in the genus, growing as a tree up to 25 m tall. The leaves are opposite, glossy dark green, 6-17 cm long and 3-8 cm broad.

Uses

The plant is often used as an ornamental tree, sometimes as a cultivar.

Ethnomedical Uses

• Known as Nu Zhen Zi in Chinese, Ligustrum lucidum is also known to the West as the "Wax Tree Privet".
• The berries are used in traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of "sexual weakness", tinnitus (ringing in the ears), as well as for general fatigue.
• It is also used as increase the yin of the body.

Gallery

Ligustrum lucidum flowers

Ligustrum lucidum berries

Ligustrum lucidum - killed as weeds in an Australian rainforest

References

Notes

External references

1. Flora of China: Ligustrum lucidum
2. Plants for a Future: Ligustrum lucidum

From Wikispecies

Ligustrum lucidum

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Lamiales
Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: Ligustrum lucidum

Name

Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Vernacular name

References

• Hortus kew. ed. 2, 1:19. 1810
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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