Taxon: Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. subsp. obtusifolium

Summary

Genus:

Ligustrum

Family:

Oleaceae

Tribe:

Oleeae

Nomen number:

403044

Verified:

10/19/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. (5 active accession[s])
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. subsp. microphyllum (Nakai) P. S. Green (0 active accession[s])
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. subsp. suave (Kitag.) Kitag. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. var. obtusifolium

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ligustrum ibota Siebold var. regelianum Rehder
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. var. regelianum Rehder

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	s.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403044. Accessed 17 April 2026.