Ligustrum expansum is a plant species native to China and Vietnam.Flora of China v 15 p 307, Ligustrum expansum The Flora of China lists Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green as a separate taxon,Flora of China v 15 p 302, Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense but more recent sources regard this name as a synonym of L. expansum.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonyms of Ligustrum expansum Combining the two listings yields a distribution within China including the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.
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
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