Oleaceae
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Ligustrum
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Ligustrum japonicumOleaceae
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- تمرحنة يابانية
- Armenian
- Կիպրոս ճապոնական
- arz
- تمرحنه يابانيه
- Azerbaijani
- Yapon birgözü
- Basque
- Japoniar arbustu, Arbustu japoniar
- Catalan
- Troana
- Chinese
- 日本女贞, 日本女貞, 日本女贞（日本毛女贞）, 苦茶叶, 日本毛女贞, 台湾女贞
- English
- Japanese privet, Curlyleaf ligustrum, Japanese liguster, L. japonicum, Wax-leaf privet
- French
- Troène du Japon, Troène du Texas, Troène japonais
- German
- Japanischer Liguster
- Japanese
- ネズミモチ, タマツバキ, 鼠黐
- Korean
- 광나무
- Russian
- Бирючина японская
- Slovenian
- Japonska kalina
- Turkish
- Japon kurtbağrı
Synonyms
- Ligustridium japonicum (Thunb.) Spach
- Ligustrum amamianum Koidz.
- Ligustrum amamianum var. rotundifolium (Blume) B.M.Miao
- Ligustrum coriaceum hort. ex Decne.
- Ligustrum coriaceum Jacob-Makoy
- Ligustrum glabrum Decne.
- Ligustrum glabrum unranked aureovariegatum J.J.Veitch
- Ligustrum japonicum f. difformis Blume
- Ligustrum japonicum f. leucocarpum (Honda) T.Yamanaka
- Ligustrum japonicum f. pubescens (Koidz.) Murata
- Ligustrum japonicum f. rotundifolium (Blume) Noshiro
- Ligustrum japonicum f. tricolor (Jacob-Makoy) Schelle
- Ligustrum japonicum unranked tricolor Jacob-Makoy
- Ligustrum japonicum var. aureovariegatum Veitch ex J.Dix
- Ligustrum japonicum var. coriaceum (Jacob-Makoy) Blume ex H.Lév.
- Ligustrum japonicum var. crassifolium Hisauti
- Ligustrum japonicum var. leucocarpum Honda
- Ligustrum japonicum var. lineare Jacob-Makoy
- Ligustrum japonicum var. pubescens Koidz.
- Ligustrum japonicum var. rotundifolium Blume
- Ligustrum japonicum var. spathulatum Mansf.
- Ligustrum japonicum var. syaryotense Masam. & T.Mori
- Ligustrum kellerianum Vis.
- Ligustrum latifolium Thunb.
- Ligustrum latifolium Vitman
- Ligustrum lucidum var. coriaceum (Jacob-Makoy) Decne.
- Ligustrum macrophyllum Decne.
- Ligustrum macrophyllum var. marginatumaureum Pynaert
- Ligustrum ovatum Dippel
- Ligustrum rotundifolium (Blume) Carrière
- Ligustrum rotundifolium var. pubescens (Koidz.) Hatus.
- Ligustrum sieboldii Decne.
- Ligustrum syringiflorum Decne.
- Ligustrum syringifolium Decne.
- Ligustrum taquetii H.Lév.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.