Ligustrum retusum Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Ligustrum

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, 2-3 m. Branchlets terete, puberulent, glabrescent. Petiole 1-4 mm, glabrous or puberulent; leaf blade obovate-elliptic to obovate-orbicular, 1-4 × 0.7-2 cm, leathery, glabrous, base cuneate, apex obtuse and retuse; primary veins 3 or 4 on each side of midrib, obscure or slightly raised. Panicles terminal, 3-6 × 2.5-4.5 cm; rachis puberulent. Flowers sessile or short pedicellate. Calyx ca. 1 mm, glabrous. Corolla ca. 4 mm; tube shorter than lobes. Stamens exceeding corolla lobes; anthers ca. 1.2 mm. Fruit subglobose or ellipsoid, 4-5 × ca. 3 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Dec-Apr.
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Distribution

Ligustrum retusum world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816228
COL ID 6PYS9
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Synonyms

Ligustrum retusum