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Issue: Vol. 44 No. 1 (2012)
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2012-02-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.44.1.3
Page range: 38–38
Abstract views: 35
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Ligustrum sinense var. chayuense, a new combination of Chinese Oleaceae

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People’s Republic of China.
College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, People’s Republic of China Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People’s Republic of China
Eudicots Ligustrum sinense var. chayuense Oleaceae China

Abstract

Ligustrum L. (Oleaceae) is a genus of erect, deciduous or evergreen shrubs, sometimes forming small or medium-sized trees. It comprises about fourty species and is distributed in Asia, Europe and Australia (Chang & Miau 1986, Chang et al. 1996, Qin 2009). The genus was recently studied by Qin (2009) with 23 species recognized in China.