Ligustrum lucidum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Ligustrum lucidum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ligustrum lucidum, Ait. (L. japonicum macrophyllum, L. magnoliaepfolium, L. sinense latifolium robustum and L. spicatum, Hort.). Large shrub or tree, to 20 ft., with somewhat spreading branches, similar to the former: leaves larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, distinctly veined beneath, 3-5 in. long: panicles less loose, with almost sessile flowers; tube about as long as calyx. July, Aug. Japan, China. —Larger leaved than the former, but more tender. It yields the white wax, an exudation of the branches, caused by an insect, Coccus Pe-lah; therefore cultured in China. Var. Alivonii, Arb. Kew. (L. japonicum var. Alivonii, Andre). leaves ovate-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, acuminate, sometimes with yellowish variegation when young. Var. aureo-marginatum, Hort. (L. excelsum aureum, Hort.). leaves margined yellow. Var. tricolor, Arb. Kew. (L. japonicum tricolor, Hort.). Leaves with yellowish variegation, pink when young. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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