Latin name: Ligustrum vulgare

Common name: common privet

Abbr: Lvu

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Oleeae/Ligustrum

References : NCBI:txid13597

Chromosome number: 2n=2X=46

Genome size: 1494.50mb

Introduction: Ligustrum vulgare (Common Privet) is a fast-growing, bushy, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub with lance-shaped, dark green leaves, 2.5 in. long (6 cm), and panicles of small, white flowers at the stem tips in early summer. The blossoms are very fragrant, but are considered by many to have an unpleasant aroma. They give way to small, glossy berries which ripen to black in fall and persist throughout winter.

Distribution: Native to the UK.

Information sources: Gardenia