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6436.000 Ligustrum L.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite, simple, entire. Flowers bisexual in terminal panicles, strong-scented. Corolla funnel-shaped. Fruit a 2-locular berry; loculi 1-2-seeded.

Worldwide: 40 species, in Europe, North Africa, E and SE Asia to Australia

Malawi: 1 cultivated taxon.

Insects associated with this genus:
Holocerina smilax (Variable Prince) Larval food plant
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ligustrum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ligustrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ligustrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ligustrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ligustrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ligustrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ligustrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ligustrum
Plants of the World Online: Ligustrum
Tropicos: Ligustrum
Wikipedia: Ligustrum
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Cultivated plants: genus page: Ligustrum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1083, retrieved 3 April 2025

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