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The Tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is a much taller tree. It has larger leaves that have a more defined tip. The inflorescences are more yellow-white and lack purple anthers. | The Tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is a much taller tree. It has larger leaves that have a more defined tip. The inflorescences are more yellow-white and lack purple anthers. | ||
The leaves & fruit are poisonous. It is widely thought that the plant causes allergies and asthma but it does not produce any wind-blown pollen as it is pollinated by insects. | [[File:Skull and crossbones1.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]] The leaves & fruit are poisonous. It is widely thought that the plant causes allergies and asthma but it does not produce any wind-blown pollen as it is pollinated by insects. | ||
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Ligustrum sinense growing wild Northland. The yellow flowered trees above are the invasive Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)<br /> | Ligustrum sinense growing wild Northland. The yellow flowered trees above are the invasive Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)<br /> | ||
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Characteristic lip shaped anthers.on newly opened flowers<br /> | Characteristic lip shaped anthers.on newly opened flowers<br /> | ||
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New leaves<br /> | New leaves<br /> | ||
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The underside with a hairy midrib.<br /> | The underside with a hairy midrib.<br /> | ||
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Mature leaf<br /> | Mature leaf<br /> | ||
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The underside of a mature leaf<br /> | The underside of a mature leaf<br /> | ||
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | ||
Latest revision as of 13:47, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: L. sinense
Binomial name: Ligustrum sinense
Synonym: Ligustrum villosum
Common name: Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense is a species of privet, native to China, Taiwan and Vietnam. In New Zealand, it is a weed that inhabits forest margins, waste places, hedges and roadsides. It is relatively common on the North Island but in the South Island, it has only been reported in the Nelson area. Though this shrub is found in private gardens it is subject to Pest Plant Management Strategies in several regions.
It is a deciduous (semi-deciduous in colder areas) shrub growing to 2–5 m tall, with densely hairy shoots. The dull green leaves have a rounded tip and a hairy midrib on the underside. They are opposite, 2–7 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire margin and a 2–8 mm petiole.
Flowering occurs Oct-March. The tubular flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 3.5–5.5 mm long. They have characteristic purple or mauve anthers.
The fruit is subglobose, 5–8 mm diameter. The seeds are dispersed by birds.
The Tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is a much taller tree. It has larger leaves that have a more defined tip. The inflorescences are more yellow-white and lack purple anthers.
The leaves & fruit are poisonous. It is widely thought that the plant causes allergies and asthma but it does not produce any wind-blown pollen as it is pollinated by insects.
Ligustrum sinense growing wild Northland. The yellow flowered trees above are the invasive Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Characteristic lip shaped anthers.on newly opened flowers
New leaves
The underside with a hairy midrib.
Mature leaf
The underside of a mature leaf
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
