Ligustrum

Ligustrum is a genus of about forty species of erect, deciduous or evergreen shrubs, sometimes forming small or medium-sized trees.Webb, C. J.; Sykes, W. R.; Garnock-Jones, P. J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. 4. Christchurch, New Zealand, Botany Division, D.S.I.R.. They are now all known by the common name of privet.
Many have medicinal uses for example Ligustrum morrisonense is anti-inflammatory, acting on Cox 2 receptors Wu CR, Lin WH, Lin YT, Wen CL, Ching H, Lin LW"Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Property of the Methanol Extract from Ligustrum morrisonense Leaves in Rodents." Am J Chin Med. 2011;39(2):335-48 :
==Selected species==
*Ligustrum amamianum (China)
*Ligustrum amurense – Amur privet (Northern China)
*Ligustrum angustum (China)
*Ligustrum chenaultii (Yunnan Province, China)
*Ligustrum compactum (Himalayas, southwest China)
*Ligustrum confusum (Himalayas, Khasi Hills)
*Ligustrum delavayanum (Southwest China, Myanmar)
*Ligustrum expansum (China)
*Ligustrum gracile (China)
*Ligustrum henryi (Central China)
*Ligustrum ibota (Japan)
*Ligustrum indicum (Himalayas, Indochina)
*Ligustrum japonicum (Japan, Korea)
*Ligustrum leucanthum (China)
*Ligustrum lianum (China)
*Ligustrum liukiuense (Taiwan)
*Ligustrum longitubum (China)
*Ligustrum lucidum - Chinese Privet, Glossy Privet (China, Japan, Korea)
*Ligustrum massalongianum (Himalayas)
*Ligustrum microcarpum (Taiwan); often included in L. sinense.
*Ligustrum morrisonense (Taiwan)
*Ligustrum obovatilimbum (China)
*Ligustrum obtusifolium (syn. L. amurense) – Japanese Deciduous Privet (East Asia)
*Ligustrum ovalifolium – Japanese Privet, Oval-leaved Privet (Japan)
*Ligustrum pedunculare (China)
*Ligustrum pricei (Taiwan)
*Ligustrum punctifolium
*Ligustrum quihoui (China)
*Ligustrum retusum (China)
*Ligustrum robustum (China)
*Ligustrum sempervirens (Western China)
*Ligustrum sinense – Chinese Privet (China, Taiwan)
*Ligustrum strongylophyllum (Central China)
*Ligustrum tenuipes. (China)
*Ligustrum tschonoskii (Japan)
*Ligustrum vulgare – Common Privet, European Privet (Europe, northwest Africa, southwest Asia)
*Ligustrum xingrenense (China)
*Ligustrum yunguiense (China)
Sources:Flora of China: LigustrumFlora of Taiwan: LigustrumFlora Europaea: Ligustrum
==References==
Category:Ligustrum