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    Lincoln School of Agriculture Botanical Specimen 118

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    Oleaceae

    Ligustrum vulgare 

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    OrganisationSchool of AgricultureDate1896Keywordsspecimen preservationSchool of Agriculture botanyplant identificationbotanical specimenspreserved plant specimensherbariumbotany collectionsVersionScanned Image
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    Family NameOleaceaeScientific NameLigustrum vulgare Common NamePrivet, wild privet, common privet or European privetCharacteristicsIt is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m (rarely up to 5 m) tall. The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels. The leaves are borne in decussate opposite pairs, sub-shiny green, narrow oval to lanceolate, 2–6 cm long and 0.5–1.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced in mid-summer in panicles 3–6 cm long, each flower creamy-white, with a tubular base and a four-lobed corolla ('petals') 4–6 mm diameter. The flowers produce a strong, pungent fragrance that many people find unpleasant. The fruit is a small glossy black berry 6–8 mm diameter, containing one to four seeds. The berries are poisonous to humans but readily eaten by thrushes, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.LocalityNative to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia, from Ireland and southwestern Sweden south to Morocco, and east to Poland and northwestern Iran.
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    Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho (5th Oct 2021). Lincoln School of Agriculture Botanical Specimen 118 . In Website Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Retrieved 25th Mar 2023 20:34, from https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/80568
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