Ligustrum indicum (Lour.) Merr.

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (Olive Or Jasmine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ligustrum calleryanum Decne.; Ligustrum chinense Carrière; Ligustrum deciduum Hemsl.; Ligustrum fortunei C.K.Schneid.; Ligustrum matsudae Kaneh. ex T.Shimizu & M.T.Kao; Ligustrum microcarpum Kaneh. & Sasaki; Ligustrum nokoense Masam. & T.Mori; Ligustrum shakaroense Kaneh.; Ligustrum stauntonii DC.; Ligustrum villosum May; Olea consanguinea Hance ex Walp.; Olea microcarpa Vahl; Olea rigida Steud.; Olea walpersiana Hance ex Walp.; Phillyrea indica Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ligustrum sinense var. sinense
  • Common name : Indian Privet
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ching kundo (Manipuri)
    • Keri (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Mixed forests on slopes, valleys, along streams, Damp gullies; 200 - 2600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The bark is used as antipyretic; often cultivated as a hedge plant.
  • Key identification features : Leaf blade ovate to oblong or suborbicular, sparsely pubescent or glabrescent abaxially
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : China, Hainan, Himalaya, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Taiwan, South China to Vietnam, Himalaya and Alabama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Honduras, Kentucky, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Is., Panamá, Réunion
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 171
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ligustrum indicum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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