Genus Ligustrum L.


Summary
Genus number:
6825
Last updated:
3 April 2006
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Common name(s):

privet
Accession count:

176 (49  active, 20  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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Synonym(s)

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References:
  1. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  2. Li, J. et al. 2002. Paraphyletic Syringa (Oleaceae): evidence from sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS and ETS regions. Syst. Bot. 27:592-597. Note: nested within Syringa
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/taxonomygenus?id=6825. Accessed 10 May 2026.