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 vulgare L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ligustrum album Gueldenst.Ligustrum album Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Ligustrum angustifolium Gilib.Ligustrum decipiens Gand.Ligustrum insulare Decne.Ligustrum insulense Decne.Ligustrum italicum Mill.Ligustrum lodense GlogauLigustrum occidentale Gand., 1882Ligustrum oviforme Gand.Ligustrum sempervirens (Gray) Lindl.Ligustrum sempervirens MazziariLigustrum vicinum Gand.Ligustrum vulgare f. argenteovariegatum (Weston) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. aureovariegatum (Weston) SchelleLigustrum vulgare f. aureum (H.Jaeger) DippelLigustrum vulgare f. auriflorum (Hoefker) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. buxifolium (G.Nicholson) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. chlorocarpum (Loudon) SchelleLigustrum vulgare f. densiflorum (C.K.Schneid.) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. flaviflorum MurrLigustrum vulgare f. flaviflorum Murr ex HegiLigustrum vulgare f. glaucum (Mouill.) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. leucocarpum (Loudon) SchelleLigustrum vulgare f. lodense (Glogau) RehderLigustrum vulgare f. microphyllum MurrLigustrum vulgare f. microphyllum Murr ex HegiLigustrum vulgare f. nanum RehderLigustrum vulgare f. pendulum (Carrière) DippelLigustrum vulgare f. pyramidale (Späth) DippelLigustrum vulgare f. rupicola (Hoefker) HegiLigustrum vulgare f. triphyllum MurrLigustrum vulgare f. triphyllum Murr ex HegiLigustrum vulgare f. xanthocarpum (G.Don) SchelleLigustrum vulgare f. xanthocarpum (Loudon) P.D.SellLigustrum vulgare subsp. italicum (Mill.) FukarekLigustrum vulgare subsp. nanum KohankieLigustrum vulgare subsp. pendulum CarrièreLigustrum vulgare var. argenteovariegatum WestonLigustrum vulgare var. atrovirens HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. aureovariegatum WestonLigustrum vulgare var. aureum H.JaegerLigustrum vulgare var. aureum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. auriflorum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. buxifolium G.NicholsonLigustrum vulgare var. chlorocarpum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. chlorocarpum LoudonLigustrum vulgare var. coombei P.D.SellLigustrum vulgare var. densiflorum C.K.Schneid.Ligustrum vulgare var. glaucum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. glaucum Mouill.Ligustrum vulgare var. insulense (Decne.) HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. italicum (Mill.) VahlLigustrum vulgare var. lactiflorum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. laurifolium HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. leucocarpum LoudonLigustrum vulgare var. macrophyllum MurrLigustrum vulgare var. pendulum (Carrière) HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. pyramidale HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. pyramidale SpäthLigustrum vulgare var. rupicola HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. sempervirens GrayLigustrum vulgare var. variegatum GrayLigustrum vulgare var. variegatum HoefkerLigustrum vulgare var. vulgareLigustrum vulgare var. xanthocarpum G.DonLigustrum vulgare var. xanthocarpum LoudonOlea humilis Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier610130-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.