Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusLigustrum
Scientific name with authorshipLigustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Esquirolia sinensis H.Lév.Faulia verrucosa Raf.Ligustrum compactum var. latifolium W.C.ChengLigustrum esquirolii H.Lév.Ligustrum hookeri Decne.Ligustrum japonicum f. aureomarginatum (Rehder) SchelleLigustrum japonicum var. alivonii AndréLigustrum japonicum var. macrophyllum C.K.Schneid.Ligustrum lucidum f. alivonii (André) SchelleLigustrum lucidum f. aureomarginatum (Rehder) RehderLigustrum lucidum f. latifolium (W.C.Cheng) P.S.HsuLigustrum lucidum f. lucidumLigustrum lucidum f. tricolor (Rehder) RehderLigustrum lucidum var. alivonii (André) G.NicholsonLigustrum lucidum var. alivonii (André) RehderLigustrum lucidum var. aureomarginatum RehderLigustrum lucidum var. aureovariegatum BeanLigustrum lucidum var. esquirolii H.Lév.Ligustrum lucidum var. tricolor RehderLigustrum lucidum var. xideense J.L.LiuLigustrum magnoliifolium DippelLigustrum nepalense var. glabrum Hook.Ligustrum roxburghii BlumeLigustrum sinense var. latifolium T.MooreLigustrum wallichii Vis.Olea chinensis SweetOlea clavata G.DonPhillyrea paniculata Roxb.Phillyrea terminalis B.HeynePhillyrea terminalis B.Heyne ex Wall.Visiania paniculata (Roxb.) DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier610017-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.