Latin name: Ligustrum quihoui

Common name: ---

Abbr: Lqu

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Oleeae/Ligustrum

References : NCBI:txid528268

Genome size: 1396.5mb

Introduction: A rounded, deciduous bush of thin, diffuse, but elegant habit, 6 to 10 ft high; branches thin, wiry, rather rigid, covered with a darkish minute down when young. Leaves 1 to 11⁄2 in. long, one-third to half as wide, oval or obovate, tapering to a short stalk at the base, often bluntish at the apex, glabrous on both surfaces, but minutely downy on the stalk. Flowers white, fragrant, produced in September and October in slender downy panicles, 4 to 8 in. long, 11⁄2 to 3 in. in diameter. Fruits ovoid, shining, purplish.

Distribution: Native of China; introduced to France about 1862.

Information sources: Trees and Shrubs Online