Ligustrum delavayanum Har.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Ligustrum

Characteristics

Shrubs 1-4 m, evergreen. Branchlets subterete, densely puberulent. Petiole 1-5(-10) mm, puberulent; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 1-4 × 0.6-2 cm, thin leathery, glabrous or puberulent along midrib adaxially, base attenuate or subrounded, apex acute or acuminate, occasionally obtuse; primary veins 2-6 on each side of midrib, obscure or slightly raised. Panicles 1-5.5 × 1-2 cm, terminal or in leaf axils of last year's branches, puberulent to pilose. Pedicel 0-3 mm. Calyx ca. 1 mm, glabrous. Corolla 4-7.5 mm; tube ca. 2 × as long as lobes. Stamens not exceeding corolla lobes; anthers purple, 1.5-2 mm. Fruit black, ellipsoid or globose, 5-9(-11) × 4-7(-8) mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Dec. 2n = 46.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Thickets, woods on slopes and streamsides; at elevations from 500-3,700 metres.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ligustrum delavayanum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816342
COL ID 6PYRP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ligustrum prattii Ligustrum ionandrum Ligustrum delavayanum var. ionandrum Ligustrum delavayanum