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).Flora of China, Ligustrum quihoui 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).USDA PLANTS Profile Ligustrum quihouiBiota of North America Program, Ligustrum quihouiHenderson State University, Arkadelphia Arkansas USA, Ligustrum quihoui
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.Carrière, Élie Abel. 1869. Revue Horticole; résumé de tout ce qui parait d'intéressant en jardinage Paris 1869: 377. 1869, Ligustrum quihoui
Etymology Ligustrum means 'binder'. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 237
Quihoui was named for M. Quihou, once superintendent of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris.Trees and Shrubs - Ligustrum quihoui. [Online] Available at: http://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/ligustrum_quihoui.php (Accessed 02/12/17)
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