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Ligustrum micranthum

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Species of flowering plant

Ligustrum micranthum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: L. micranthum
Binomial name
Ligustrum micranthum
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Ligustrum micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to the Bonin Islands and the Volcano Islands, both belonging to Japan.

Etymology

Ligustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.

References

  1. ^ "Ligustrum micranthum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-13
  2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 237
Taxon identifiers
Ligustrum micranthum


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