Oleaceae

Waxyleaf privet

Ligustrum quihoui Carrière

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum

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Waxyleaf privet (Ligustrum quihoui) — FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Armenian: Կիպրոս Քվիհոյի
Chinese: 小叶女贞, 小葉女貞, 小白蜡条, 水白腊
English: Waxyleaf privet
German: Quihouis Liguster

Synonyms

Ligustrum argyi H.Lév.
Ligustrum brachystachyum Decne.
Ligustrum quihoui var. brachystachyum (Decne.) Hand.-Mazz.
Ligustrum quihoui var. quihoui
Ligustrum quihoui var. trichopodum Y.C.Yang
Ligustrum vulgare var. brachystachyum (Decne.) Hoefker

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 522 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Greghig Jirheg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Greghig Jirheg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.