Ligustrum obtusifolium




Family Oleaceae
Tribe Oleeae
Scientific name Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Ligustrum ibota Siebold var. regelianum Rehder; Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini var. leiocalyx (Nakai) H. Hara; Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini var. regelianum Rehder; Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini var. velutinum (Blume) H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) ibota-no-ki (イボタノキ, 水蝋木 [meaning: ibota wax tree (ibota = Ericerus pela)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea
Chromosomal number 2n=46
Description Plants 2-3m tall. Leaves 2-7cm long. Flowers white corollas 7-10mm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc.
Method for promoting plant growth using 5-aminolevulinic acid or a salt thereof (US Patent 5298482/1994)
Methods for inhibiting angiogenesis (US Patent 6632798/2003)
Compositions for potentiating glutatthione (US Patent 20060257351)



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



November 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
November 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



January 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden