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garden privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium

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Common names

26 names · 21 languages
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Other languages (20)
Dutch
French
  • Troène de Californie[2][4]
  • Troène à feuilles ovales[2][4]
Afrikaans
  • Kaliforniese Liguster[4]
Bulgarian
  • Кръглолистно птиче грозде[4]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 银白卵叶女贞[4]
Czech
  • ptačí zob vejčitolistý[4]
Danish
  • Storbladet liguster[4]
Finnish
  • soikkolikusteri[4]
German
  • Breitblättriger Liguster[2][4]
  • Wintergrüner Liguster[3]
Hungarian
  • széleslevelű fagyal[4]
Japanese
  • オオバイボタ[4]
Korean
  • 왕쥐똥나무[4]
Norwegian
  • vinterliguster[4]
Polish
  • Ligustr jajowatolistny[4]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Бирючина овальнолистная[4]
Slovak
  • vtáčí zob vajcovitolistý[4]
Swedish
  • bredbladig liguster[4]
Turkish
  • Alaca Kurtbağrı[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • garden privet — Page 4, column 1, row top 547 pt; common-name cell after Ligustrum ovalifolium.; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
[2] Ligustrum ovalifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • garden privet — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Breitblättriger Liguster — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Japanese privet — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • oval-leaved privet — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Troène de Californie — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Troène à feuilles ovales — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Haagliguster — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • alfenheiro-oval — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ligustrum ovalifolium ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Garden Privet (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158371; taxon 6PYSK.
  • California Privet — VernacularName.tsv, line 158370; taxon 6PYSK.
  • Wintergrüner Liguster (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158372; taxon 6PYSK.
[4] Ligustrum ovalifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • garden privet — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Breitblättriger Liguster — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Japanese privet — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • oval-leaved privet — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Troène de Californie — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Troène à feuilles ovales — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Haagliguster — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • alfenheiro-oval — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • ptačí zob vejčitolistý — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • vinterliguster — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • オオバイボタ — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • 银白卵叶女贞 — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Кръглолистно птиче грозде — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • 왕쥐똥나무 — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • troanella — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • bredbladig liguster — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Kaliforniese Liguster — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Бирючина овальнолистная — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Storbladet liguster — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Ligustr jajowatolistny — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • széleslevelű fagyal — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • soikkolikusteri — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • vtáčí zob vajcovitolistý — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
  • Alaca Kurtbağrı — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 77741; Ligustrum ovalifolium.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Ligustrum ovalifolium is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Oleaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Ligustrum ovalifolium in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Japan.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

garden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) is a shrub. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Ligustrum ovalifolium — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2293049; ID 6PYSK; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2293049; ID 6PYSK; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Ligustrum ovalifolium (top 547 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ligustrum ovalifolium — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1200829; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 478927

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.