Syringa 



OLE ACE A E 



Ligustrum 



4. Syringa Linn. Lilac TUM (Ting Hsiang Shu) 



Deciduous shrubs or small trees with simple entire (ours) lvs. and numerous 

 lavender or white {not yellow) fls. in pyramidal panicles : fr. a loculicidal capsule with 

 2 winged seeds in each cell. 25 species, in Eurasia; 23 in China. (Greek: syrinx, a 

 pipe or tube; referring to the stems of Philadelphus, to which the name was originally 

 applied.) 



1. Syringa vulgaris Linn. Common Lilac WT^s (Yang Ting Hsiang; Foreign 

 Fragrance) (R.M. 781). Shrub or tree, to 7 m.; fls. lilac or white, fragrant, IV- 

 V; lvs. glabrous, ovate, entire. Introduced from southeastern Europe; locally in 

 Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



5. Ligustrum Linn. Privet icMM (Nii Chen Shu) 

 Lvs. entire: fls. small, white, numerous, in terminal panicles: fr. a berry-like drupe, 

 1-4-seeded. 50 species, from Eurasia to Australia and North Africa; 25 in China. 

 (The old Latin name.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Corolla-tube shorter than the lobes, or about the same length, 

 b. Lvs. coriaceous, persistent: brts. and inn. glabrous. 



Lvs. 4-8 cm. long 1 • L. japonicum 



Lvs. 6-12 cm. long 2 . L. lucidum 



bb. Lvs. membranous or sub-coriaceous, deciduous or half-ever- 

 green: brts. and inn. pubescent. 

 Fls. pedicelled, in large loose panicles. 

 Brts. minutely puberulous: lvs. glabrous: stamens not ex- 

 ceeding the corolla lobes: fr. oblong, 7-9 mm. long, 



curved 3 . L. compactum 



Brts. densely pubescent: lvs. pubescent on midrib beneath: var. latifolium 



stamens longer than the corolla lobes: fr. subglobose, 



3 mm. long 4 . L. sinense 



Fls. sessile, in narrow spikes forming panicles 5. L. quihoui 



aa. Corolla tube 2-3 x the lobes; panicles narrow, nearly cylindrical, 

 2-5 cm. long. 

 Brts. and lvs. glabrous: lvs. half -evergreen, elliptic-ovate to 



elliptic-oblong 6. L. ovalifolium 



Brts. pubescent: lvs. usually hairy on the midrib beneath, 

 elliptic to oblong to lanceolate. 



Calyx glabrous: pedicels glabrous or sparsely pubescent 7. L. acutissimum 



Calyx and pedicels finely pubescent 8. L. obtusi folium 



1. Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. (R.M. 785). Shrub, to 5 m.; fls. white, fragrant, 

 VI; fr. black, X. Japan, Korea, China; locally in Che., Hup., Ki. Woodland. 



2. Ligustrum lucidum Ait. f. Glossy Privet &£ (Nii Chen; Woman's Chastity) 

 (R.M. 785). Shrub or tree, to 10 m.; fls. white, VIII-IX; fr. blue-black, IX-X. 

 China, Japan, Korea; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Planted, ornamental. 

 Fig. 295. 



3. Ligustrum compactum Hook. f. & Thorns, var. latifolium Cheng (R.M. 784; Sc. 

 C. 10: 44). Shrub or tree, to 10m.; fls. white, VI-VII; fr. blue-black, X. China; 

 locally in Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



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