Ligustrum expansum is a plant species native to China and Vietnam.[2] The Flora of China lists Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green as a separate taxon,[3] but more recent sources regard this name as a synonym of L. expansum.[1] Combining the two listings yields a distribution within China including the Provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.
| Ligustrum expansum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Ligustrum |
| Species: | L. expansum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ligustrum expansum Rehder in C.S.Sargent
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Etymology
editLigustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonyms of Ligustrum expansum
- ^ Flora of China v 15 p 307, Ligustrum expansum
- ^ Flora of China v 15 p 302, Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 237