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Ligustrum micranthum

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Ligustrum micranthum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species:
L. micranthum
Binomial name
Ligustrum micranthum
Zucc.[1]

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.[1]

Etymology

Ligustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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


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