''Ligustrum expansum'' is a plant species native to

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and

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The

Flora of China The flora of China consists of a diverse range of plant species including over 39,000 vascular plants, 27,000 species of fungi and 3000 species of bryophytes.Wu, Z. Y., P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong, eds. 2006. Flora of China. Vol. 22 (Poaceae). Sci ...

lists ''Ligustrum robustum'' subsp. ''chinense'' P.S.Green as a separate taxon,Flora of China v 15 p 302, ''Ligustrum robustum'' subsp. ''chinense''
/ref> but more recent sources regard this name as a synonym of ''L. expansum.''Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonyms of ''Ligustrum expansum''
/ref> Combining the two listings yields a distribution within

including the Provinces of

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Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

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, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

Etymology

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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q11076116 Ligustrum, expansum Plants described in 1916 Flora of Vietnam Flora of China Flora of Yunnan Flora of Sichuan Flora of Jiangxi Flora of Hunan Flora of Hubei Flora of Guizhou Flora of Guangxi Flora of Guangdong Flora of Fujian Flora of Anhui