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''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' (border privet or Amur privet) is a species of privet, native to
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(Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Zhejiang).Flora of China
''Ligustrum obtusifolium''
/ref> The species is considered invasive in parts of the United States. It has become very common in southern
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. With '' Ligustrum ovalifolium'' it is a parent of the widespread hybrid '' Ligustrum × ibolium''. ''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' is a
deciduous In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
growing to tall. The
leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...
are long and broad.Siebold, Philipp Franz von & Zuccarini, Joseph Gerhard. 1846. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 4(3): 168
/ref> There are three
subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...
: *''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''obtusifolium''. Japan. *''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''microphyllum'' ( Nakai) P.S.Green. Eastern China, Korea, Japan. *''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''suave'' ( Kitagawa) Kitagawa. Northeastern China.


Etymology

''Ligustrum'' means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 237


References

obtusifolium Flora of China Flora of Heilongjiang Flora of Jiangsu Flora of Liaoning Flora of Shandong Flora of Zhejiang Plants described in 1846 Taxa named by Philipp Franz von Siebold Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini {{Oleaceae-stub