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 An
Illustrated Guide to
Common Weeds
of New Zealand
Ligustrum
lucidum
tree
privet
Family
OLEACEAE
Reproduced from
Common
Weeds of New Zealand
by Ian Popay, Paul Champion & Trevor James
ISBN 0 473 09760 5
by kind permission of the
New
Zealand Plant Protection Society
Publication or other use of images or descriptive
text on these pages is unauthorised unless written permission is
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of the publication Common Weeds of New Zealand must always
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Small to medium,
hardy, fast-growing, evergreen, round-headed tree up to 10 m tall,
sometimes a dense shrub. Leaves oval-shaped, glossy on the upper
surface. Flowers white, very sweet-smelling.
- Flowers White,
about 6 mm in diameter, with four sharply bent back lobes at the
end of the corolla tube, and yellow anthers. Flowers strongly-scented,
in broadly pyramid-shaped panicles 25 x 20 cm. Flowers Nov-Mar.
- Fruit Elliptical-oblong
berry-like drupes, 6 x 5 mm, bluish or purplish-black, coated
with powdery bloom.
- Leaves Dark
green, large, glossy on the upper surface, oval to elliptical,
5-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. Leaf stalks 1-2 cm long.
- Stems Hairless
shoots.
Habitat
Gardens, forest margins,
coastal cliffs and waste places.
Distribution
NI only, common in
North Auckland, Auckland and coastal Bay of Plenty. Originally
from China.
Comments
Leaves and fruit poisonous.
Widely believed to contribute to allergies and asthma, although
since the plant is insect-pollinated, it does not produce any
wind-blown pollen. Commonly used as an urban hedge plant in warmer
parts of the country. Listed on the National
Pest Plant Accord (see Introduction for details).
Derivation
of botanical name
Ligustrum
(Lat.) = privet; lucidum (Lat.) = shining, referring
to the glossy leaves.
Web-notes:
Weed Links
On this site
Reproduced from Common Weeds
of New Zealand:
External Links
 Weedbusters
New Zealand
- Weedbusters is a weeds awareness and education programme that aims to
protect New Zealand's environment from the increasing weed problem.
 New Zealand Weeds Key
- An interactive identification key to the weeds of New Zealand. Developed at Landcare Research.
New
Zealand Plant Conservation Network naturalised plants
- Search for information on more than 2500 naturalise and weedy plants.
 New
Zealand Plant Protection Society
- Their main objective: "To pool and exchange information on the biology
of weeds, invertebrate and vertebrate pests, pathogens and beneficial organisms
and methods for modifying their effects."
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- Weed
Index for the Bay of Plenty
- Weeds information compiled by Environment Bay of Plenty.
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 Massey
University Weeds Database- A site providing information about New Zealand weeds and weed control.
It has a series of pages showing pictures of New Zealand weeds, notes on
identification and control. It also provides information on a university
paper entitled Controlling Weeds.
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- Canterbury
Weed Guide
- A weed identification guide prepared by the Christchurch City Council.
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- Weeds in Australia
- Weeds website of the Australian Government.
Environmental Weeds in Australia
Part of the Australian Native Plants Society website.
- Weed
Society of Victoria
- Promoting wider awareness and interest in weeds and their management.
Includes a useful page of links
to other weed societies.
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- Tamar
Valley Weeds Strategy
- Listing of common and botanical names, images, and information including
control methods for weeds found in Tasmania, and also weeds of national significance.
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- Invasive
and Exotic Species of North America
- Images and other information from the University of Georgia.
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- World
of Weeds
- Weed-related resources including weed science, practical tools, gardening
tips about controlling weeds, and environmental news updates.
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- Invasive
Species Specialist Group
- "The ISSG aims to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and the native
species they contain by increasing awareness of invasive alien species,
and of ways to prevent, control or eradicate them."
- WeedScience
- Site that includes a comprehensive collection of weed images from around
the world.
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 Books
on Weeds from FetchBook.Info
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