Oval-leaved privet
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The Ovalblättrige privet ( Ligustrum ovalifolium ) is a shrub art belonging to the olive tree plants belongs (Oleaceae). The Japanese name is Ōba ibota ( 大 葉 水 蝋 , English "large-leaf privet"). Two varieties are described from Japan : var. Hisauchii ( オ カ イ ボ タ , Oka ibota ) and var. Pacificum ( ハ チ ジ ョ オ イ ボ タ , Hachijō ibota ).
description
The oval-leaved privet is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to four to five, in exceptional cases up to six meters high. The growth is upright, it is about three meters wide.
The opposite leaves are oval, glossy and significantly larger than the domestic common privet . The shrub only loses its leaves in cold winters. The flowers stand together in panicles about 10 cm long, they are whitish and have a strong smell.
The resulting berries are about the size of a pea and shiny black.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 46.
Occurrence
The natural distribution is Japan (islands of Honshū , Shikoku and Kyushu ) and southern Korea.
Systematics
One can distinguish between three varieties:
- Ligustrum ovalifolium var. Hisauchii (Makino) Noshiro (Syn .: Ligustrum hisauchii Makino ): It occurs on Honshu .
- Ligustrum ovalifolium var. Ovalifolium : It occurs in Japan and in southern Korea.
- Ligustrum ovalifolium var. Pacificum (Nakai) Mizush. (Syn .: Ligustrum pacificum Nakai ): It occurs in Japan on Izu-shoto .
Horticultural use
The oval-leaved privet is mainly used as a hedge plant, it is very easy on pruning. Cold or shady locations are not tolerated, otherwise the plant is undemanding.
The following varieties are often planted:
- 'Argenteum': Leaf with white margins
- 'Aureum': Gold privet, leaves with yellow margins, slow-growing species
Individual evidence
- ^ Ligustrum ovalifolium at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ a b c d Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ligustrum ovalifolium. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
