| Ligustrum lucidum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Ligustrum |
| Species: | L. lucidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ligustrum lucidum | |
Ligustrum lucidum, the broad-leaf privet,[2] Chinese privet,[3] glossy privet,[4] tree privet[5] or wax-leaf privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the southern half of China and naturalized in many places.[6] The name "Chinese privet" is also used for Ligustrum sinense.
The Latin specific epithet lucidum means "bright" or "shiny", referring to the leaves.[7]
- ^ Lai, Y.; Liu, H.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ligustrum lucidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49838597A147627660. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Weed profile: Privet, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligustrum lucidum". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ligustrum lucidum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ligustrum lucidum
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.