Chinese privet

Ligustrum lucidum

  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Chinese privet
  • Flower name
    Chinese privet
  • Scientific name
    Ligustrum lucidum
  • Aliasトウネズ, 唐鼠黐
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringPark, Streets, Planting
  • Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Chinese privet

Chinese privet, scientific name: Ligustrum lucidum, is an evergreen broadleaf tree of the Ligustrum genus ,of the Oleaceae department. It looks washed out since the summer with many small white flowers from flowers and books out. In late autumn black, small spherical fruit give weighed down the branches. Japanese privet (scientific name: Ligustrum japonicum) is similar.

Generic name: Chinese privet, scientific name: Ligustrum lucidum , aka:broad-leaf privet , genus origin: China height: 10-15 m, tree diameter: 10 cm ,flowering period: June to July, fruit season: November to December, leaf length: 5 to 12 cm , inflorescence length: 10 cm, flower color: white, fruit color: black, fruit shape: spherical ,fruit color: black, berry diameter: 0.7-0.8 cm, real shape: oval shape.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Oleaceae
  • Genus
    Ligustrum
  • Species
    L. lucidum
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeEvergreen broadleaf tree
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen Black
  • Height1000.0 ~ 1500.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.4 cm

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