Ligustrum lucidum (fruit)

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{{nomenclature | binomial=Ligustrum lucidum
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{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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|authority=W.T. Aiton
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|family=Oleaceae
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|scn=ligustrum
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|pinyin=nu zhen; nu zhen zi (fruit)
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|aka=glossy privet; white wax tree
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=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
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            | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/77653>
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            | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 21 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100018893>
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
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{{Organolepsy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918)
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| description=[''Ligustrum lucidum'''s] leaves ... have an astringent, bitter taste, and the flowers ... are small, snow-white, and of an agreeable odor ...
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The berries are black, [and] have a sweetish bitter taste ...}}
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             | caption1=Large bundle of fibers showing multiple layers in different directions  observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | caption1=Large bundle of fibers showing multiple layers in different directions  observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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             | description= Ligustrum (fruit) (''Ligustrum lucidum'')
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| source2=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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             | caption2=Thick walled cells with orange brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | caption2=Thick walled cells with orange brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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             | reference=Alkemist Laboratories Authenticated Reference Material
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             | reference=Method developed by Alkemist Laboratories
 
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 31 March 2015

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Contents

Nomenclature

Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton   Oleaceae  
Standardized common name (English): ligustrum  
Pinyin name(s): nu zhen; nu zhen zi (fruit)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Ligustrum lucidum Tropicos 77653 (S).jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

Ligustrum lucidum Tropicos 100018893.jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[2]

Organoleptic Characteristics

[Ligustrum lucidum's] leaves ... have an astringent, bitter taste, and the flowers ... are small, snow-white, and of an agreeable odor ...

The berries are black, [and] have a sweetish bitter taste ...
Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [3]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

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Ligustrum lucidum - Alkemist Laboratories.JPG
Large bundle of fibers showing multiple layers in different directions observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]

Ligustrum lucidum-1 - Alkemist Laboratories.JPG
Thick walled cells with orange brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/77653
  2. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100018893
  3. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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