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'''''Ligustrum sinense''''' ('''Chinese Privet'''; syn. ''L. villosum''), in Mandarin; 杻 (pinyin: chǒu) is a species of ], native to ], ] and ].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: </ref> '''''Ligustrum sinense''''' ('''Chinese Privet'''; syn. ''L. villosum''), in Mandarin; 杻 (pinyin: chǒu) is a species of ], native to ], ] and ].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: </ref> It is also naturalized in ], the ], ], ], ], ] and much of the eastern and southern United States (from ] and ] north to ], ], ], ] and ]).<ref></ref><ref></ref>


It is an ] ] growing to 2–7 m tall, with densely hairy shoots. The ] are opposite, 2–7&nbsp;cm long and 1–3&nbsp;cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire margin and a 2–8&nbsp;mm ]. The ]s are white, with a four-lobed ] 3.5–5.5&nbsp;mm long. The ] is subglobose, 5–8&nbsp;mm diameter.<ref name=foc/> ''Ligustrum sinense'' is an ] ] growing to 2–7 m tall, with densely hairy shoots. The ] are opposite, 2–7&nbsp;cm long and 1–3&nbsp;cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire margin and a 2–8&nbsp;mm ]. The ]s are white, with a four-lobed ] 3.5–5.5&nbsp;mm long. The ] is subglobose, 5–8&nbsp;mm diameter.<ref name=foc/><ref> </ref>


The following ] are accepted by the ]:<ref name=foc/> The following ] are accepted by the ]:<ref name=foc/>
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It is cultivated as an ] and for ]. Several ]s have been selected, including the very floriferous 'Multiflorum', the ] cultivar 'Variegatum', and the dwarf cultivar 'Wimbei' growing to 0.5 m and with leaves only 6&nbsp;mm long.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> It is cultivated as an ] and for ]. Several ]s have been selected, including the very floriferous 'Multiflorum', the ] cultivar 'Variegatum', and the dwarf cultivar 'Wimbei' growing to 0.5 m and with leaves only 6&nbsp;mm long.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>


It has also been used as a popular bonsai tree. It has also been used as a popular ] tree.


It was introduced to ] to be used for hedges and landscaping where it has now escaped from cultivation and is listed as an ] in southeastern states.<ref name=usda>USDA Plants Profile: </ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/midatlantic.pdf | title=Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, 4th Edition |last1=Swearingen |first1=Jil |last2=Reshetiloff |first2=K. |last3=Slattery |first3=B |last4=Zwicker |first4=S. | year=2010 |publisher=National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |page=71}} This reference lists ''L. vulgare'', ''L. obtusifolium'', ''L. ovalifolium'', and ''L. sinense'' as invasive.</ref> It is estimated that Chinese privet now occupies over one million hectares of land across 12 states ranging from Virginia to Florida and as far west as Texas.<ref name=hanula>Hanula, J.L, Horn, S., Taylor, J.W. (2009). Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) Removal and its Effect on Native Plant Communities of Riparian Forests. Invasive Plant Science and Management 2:292-300.</ref> <br clear=left> It was introduced to ] to be used for hedges and landscaping where it has now escaped from cultivation and is listed as an ] in southeastern states.<ref name=usda>USDA Plants Profile: </ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/midatlantic.pdf | title=Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, 4th Edition |last1=Swearingen |first1=Jil |last2=Reshetiloff |first2=K. |last3=Slattery |first3=B |last4=Zwicker |first4=S. | year=2010 |publisher=National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |page=71}} This reference lists ''L. vulgare'', ''L. obtusifolium'', ''L. ovalifolium'', and ''L. sinense'' as invasive.</ref> It is estimated that Chinese privet now occupies over one million hectares of land across 12 states ranging from ] to ] and as far west as ].<ref name=hanula>Hanula, J.L, Horn, S., Taylor, J.W. (2009). Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) Removal and its Effect on Native Plant Communities of Riparian Forests. Invasive Plant Science and Management 2:292-300.</ref> <br clear=left>


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Revision as of 00:37, 27 April 2014

Chinese Privet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: L. sinense
Binomial name
Ligustrum sinense
Lour.

Ligustrum sinense (Chinese Privet; syn. L. villosum), in Mandarin; 杻 (pinyin: chǒu) is a species of privet, native to China, Taiwan and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Réunion, the Andaman Islands, Norfolk Island, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá and much of the eastern and southern United States (from Texas and Florida north to Kansas, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut).

Ligustrum sinense is an deciduous shrub growing to 2–7 m tall, with densely hairy shoots. The leaves are opposite, 2–7 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire margin and a 2–8 mm petiole. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 3.5–5.5 mm long. The fruit is subglobose, 5–8 mm diameter.

The following varieties are accepted by the Flora of China:

  • Ligustrum sinense var. sinense
  • Ligustrum sinense var. concavum M.C.Chang
  • Ligustrum sinense var. coryanum (W.W.Smith) Handel-Mazzetti
  • Ligustrum sinense var. dissimile S.J.Hao
  • Ligustrum sinense var. luodianense M.C.Chang
  • Ligustrum sinense var. myrianthum (Diels) Hoefker
  • Ligustrum sinense var. opienense Y.C.Yang
  • Ligustrum sinense var. rugosulum (W.W.Smith) M.C.Chang

Cultivation and uses

Foliage of the variegated cultivar L. sinense 'Variegatum'

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant and for hedges. Several cultivars have been selected, including the very floriferous 'Multiflorum', the variegated cultivar 'Variegatum', and the dwarf cultivar 'Wimbei' growing to 0.5 m and with leaves only 6 mm long.

It has also been used as a popular bonsai tree.

It was introduced to North America to be used for hedges and landscaping where it has now escaped from cultivation and is listed as an invasive plant in southeastern states. It is estimated that Chinese privet now occupies over one million hectares of land across 12 states ranging from Virginia to Florida and as far west as Texas.

References

  1. ^ Flora of China: Ligustrum sinense
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ligustrum sinense
  3. Biota of North America Program, Ligustrum sinense
  4. Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliæ observatæ in Sinensi imperio, Africa Orientali, Indiæque locis variis. Omnes dispositæ secundum systema sexuale Linnæanum. Ulyssipone. 1: 19. Ligustrum sinense
  5. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  6. USDA Plants Profile: Ligustrum sinense
  7. Swearingen, Jil; Reshetiloff, K.; Slattery, B; Zwicker, S. (2010). Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, 4th Edition (PDF). National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. p. 71. This reference lists L. vulgare, L. obtusifolium, L. ovalifolium, and L. sinense as invasive.
  8. Hanula, J.L, Horn, S., Taylor, J.W. (2009). Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) Removal and its Effect on Native Plant Communities of Riparian Forests. Invasive Plant Science and Management 2:292-300.

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