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Nomenclature

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


Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org^[1]	Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org^[2]

[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]


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

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+{{Organolepsy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918)
+| description=[''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 ...}}
+|}
 =Macroscopic Characteristics=