Ligustrum quihoui explained

Ligustrum quihoui, or waxyleaf privet, is a shrub native to Korea and China (Anhui, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan, Zhejiang).^[1] As with some other members of the genus, L. quihoui is cultivated as an ornamental in many places and has become naturalized and invasive in urban areas and scattered forested locales of the southeastern United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland).^{[2] [3] [4]}

Ligustrum quihoui is a shrubby, semi-evergreen to evergreen privet, one to three meters high. It is noted for its large sparse flowering panicles of scented white flowers, borne late in the growing season, for which it is sometimes grown in gardens.^{[1] [5]}

Etymology

Ligustrum means 'binder'. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.^[6]

Quihoui was named for M. Quihou, once superintendent of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris.^[7]

External links

• line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 15, fig. 257, 4-5
• Texas Invasives Database
• Le Jardin du Pic Vert (Domart su la Luce, Picardy, France), Troène de Chine, ligustrum quihoui
• Quackin' Grass Nursery (Brooklyn, Connecticut USA), Ligustrum quihoui
• Hopleys Plants Ltd. (Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom), Ligustrum quihoui
• Alibaba Xiamen Tarinto Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong), Ligustrum quihoui carr arbusto

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017797 Flora of China, Ligustrum quihoui
2. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIQU2 USDA PLANTS Profile Ligustrum quihoui
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ligustrum%20quihoui.png Biota of North America Program, Ligustrum quihoui
4. http://www.hsu.edu/interior2.aspx?id=5541 Henderson State University, Arkadelphia Arkansas USA, Ligustrum quihoui
5. Carrière, Élie Abel. 1869. Revue Horticole; résumé de tout ce qui parait d'intéressant en jardinage Paris 1869: 377. 1869, Ligustrum quihoui
6. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 237
7. Trees and Shrubs - Ligustrum quihoui. [Online] Available at: http://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/ligustrum_quihoui.php (Accessed 02/12/17)