Biology:Ligustrum micranthum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ligustrum micranthum
Scientific classification edit
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. 1.0 1.1 "Ligustrum micranthum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=354238, retrieved 2018-01-13 
  2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). p 237

Wikidata ☰ Q28815315 entry