Ligustrum expansum

Ligustrum expansum is a plant species native to China and Vietnam.^[2] The Flora of China lists Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green as a separate taxon,^[3] but more recent sources regard this name as a synonym of L. expansum.^[1] Combining the two listings yields a distribution within China including the Provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

Ligustrum expansum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Ligustrum
Species:	L. expansum
Binomial name
Ligustrum expansum Rehder in C.S.Sargent
Synonyms[1]
Ligustrum thibeticum Decne. Ligustrum purpurascens Y.C.Yang Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P.S.Green

Etymology

Ligustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.^[4]