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Ligustrum lucidum

W.T.Aiton (1810)

This name is accepted

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

tree privet

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hortus Kew. 1: 19 (1810)

Other References

Staples et al. 2003:16 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR); 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 lucidum Kohala, Awini Preserved_Specimen fruit and calyxes; corolla lacking Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1958-01-28
2 Ligustrum lucidum Hanalei, Limahuli Garden and Preserve, along Hwy. 56 ~1 mile W of Haena Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m densely branched shrub, leaves dark, glossy green above, paler beneath. Flowers white, sweetly fragrant (12 pm) Lorence, D.H. 7636 Kauai BISH 1995-02-21
3 Ligustrum lucidum Mauna Kea State Park, Pohakuloa Preserved_Specimen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves Herbst, D.R. 1186 Hawaii BISH 1968-07-01
4 Ligustrum lucidum Honolulu, Hawaii Loa Ridge trail. Along fenceline of maintenance area mauka of Hawaii Loa Ridge visitor parking lot. Preserved_Specimen Hedge Brock, K. Oahu BISH 2019-04-26
5 Ligustrum lucidum DOE Nursery, Kahala Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1985-05-01
6 Ligustrum lucidum Pohakuloa State Park, growing across the street from the park entrance Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 4223 Hawaii BISH 2005-08-12
7 Ligustrum lucidum Mana, Parker homestead Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 118 Hawaii BISH 1928-07-21
8 Ligustrum lucidum Awini Gulch Preserved_Specimen Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1932-09-01
9 Ligustrum lucidum Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1946-01-07
10 Ligustrum lucidum Awini Gulch Preserved_Specimen Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1932-09-01
11 Ligustrum lucidum Hilo Preserved_Specimen Newell, Brother M. Hawaii BISH 1910-11-23
12 Ligustrum lucidum Honolulu, Hawaii Loa Ridge trail. Along fenceline of maintenance area mauka of Hawaii Loa Ridge visitor parking lot. Preserved_Specimen Hedge Brock, K. Oahu BISH 2019-04-26
13 Ligustrum lucidum N. Kohala Preserved_Specimen shrub, no flowers Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1927-01-27
14 Ligustrum lucidum Old Makiki Nursery area Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1985-05-10
15 Ligustrum lucidum Hamakua, above Waipio Valley, near river feeding Hakalaol Falls, off jeep road by old corral near boundary spreading across small stream Preserved_Specimen Motley, T.J. 1001 Hawaii BISH 1991-02-24
16 Ligustrum lucidum Near Saddle Road across from Mauna Kea State Park Plantings growing in disturbed open mamane - naio forest with Dodonaea, Heterotheca, Verbascum, and Pennisetum setaceum. Preserved_Specimen Large shrubs. Wakida, C. 362 Hawaii BISH 1982-07-19
17 Ligustrum lucidum Near Saddle Road across from Mauna Kea State Park Plantings growing in disturbed open mamane - naio forest with Dodonaea, Heterotheca, Verbascum, and Pennisetum. Preserved_Specimen Large shrubs. Wakida, C. 362 Hawaii BISH 1982-07-19
18 Ligustrum lucidum Near Saddle Road across from Mauna Kear State Park Growing in disturbed open mamane-naio forest with Dodonaea, Heterotheca, Verbascum, and Pennisetum setaceum. Preserved_Specimen Large planted shrubs. Wakida, C. 362 Hawaii BISH 1982-07-19
19 Ligustrum lucidum Mana, Mauna Kea dry slopes Preserved_Specimen 50-60' tree, 50+ years old. Some flowers complete + corollas Bryan, L.W. Hawaii BISH 1958-02-06
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