Ligustrum henryi Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Ligustrum

Characteristics

Shrubs 0.2-4 m, evergreen. Branchlets densely rusty pubescent to puberulent. Petiole 1-5 mm, puberulent or glabrous; leaf blade broadly ovate to suborbicular or broadly lanceolate, 1.5-4.5(-5.5) × 1-2.5(-3) cm, thin leathery, glabrous except for midribs sometimes puberulent adaxially, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex short acuminate, tip often rounded but mucronulate; primary veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib, slightly impressed adaxially, obscure abaxially. Panicles terminal, (1.5-)2-4 × 1.5-3 cm; rachis pubescent. Flowers subsessile. Calyx ca. 1 mm, glabrous. Corolla 6-7 mm; tube 2-3 as long as lobes. Stamens approaching tips of corolla lobes; anthers 2-3 mm. Fruit black, reniform, 6-10 × 3-5 mm, curved. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 4.0
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

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

Uses 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 henryi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609987-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816297
COL ID 6PZ3H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ligustrum henryi