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Ligustrum sinense

Lour. (1790)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Oleaceae Genus: Ligustrum

Chinese privet

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Water/Ocean
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Cochinch.: 19 (1790)

Other References

Lorence & Flynn 1999:5 (NEWNAT/K); Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:6 (H); Staples & Herbst 2005:441 (KEY), 442 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ligustrum sinense Volcano, in yard of second house on Kalani Honua Loop (B.Gagne's house) Growing in yard located in fern-ohia forest. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 10 ft tall; flowers white, sickly-sweet odor; no fruits. Gagné, B.H. 3151 Hawaii BISH 2000-05-21
2 Ligustrum sinense South Kona District. Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Capt. Cook. Abandoned garden Growing beside tool shed in home backyard Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca. 10 ft tall, branches spreading; flws white. Staples, G.W. 628 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
3 Ligustrum sinense volcano village;SW side of Kalanikoa Rd Abandoned roadside planting. Preserved_Specimen shrub 2 m. flowers Kraus, F. 2 Hawaii BISH 1999-09-09
4 Ligustrum sinense Waimea District, Kokee State Park. Faya Road Acacia/Metrosideros forest with Coprosma, Styphelia, Myrica, Psidium, Dodonaea, Plantago and roadside grasses Vulpia, Digitaria, Setaria, and Pennisetum. Preserved_Specimen Small shrub along roadside although some plants seen of up to 12 ft. tall; leaves undulate, dark dull green above, dull pale green below; petals white, calyx very pale green. Fragrant (9am). Spreading at least by root suckers. Flynn, T.W. 6132 Kauai BISH 1997-04-29
5 Ligustrum sinense Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden, at corner of garage behind main house. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca 12' tall; flws white. Herbst, D.R. 9301 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
6 Ligustrum sinense Honolulu, Wyllie St. near Burbank St Preserved_Specimen Hedge. Stamens longer than corolla lobes. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1939-10-15
7 Ligustrum sinense Tantalus: hedge on property of Keller-Dillingham Preserved_Specimen Edmondson, C.H. Oahu BISH 1944-06-21
8 Ligustrum sinense Waimea; abandoned planting alongside dirt road Pastureland, under Eucalyptus robustus; growing with Brugmansia candida (angel's trumpet) Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. Hawaii BISH 1990-03-18
9 Ligustrum sinense Kau Distr., Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, near Thurston Lava Tube In closed Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, flowers white. Tunison, T. Hawaii BISH 1985-07-11
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