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]
Ligustrum micranthum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Ligustrum |
Species: | L. micranthum
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Binomial name | |
Ligustrum micranthum Zucc.[1]
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Etymology
editLigustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ligustrum micranthum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-13
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 237