The Chinese privet with the botanical name ligustrum sinense is a species of privet, a flowering plant in the oleaceae family.
It is native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and has spread to Reunion, the Andaman Islands, Norfolk Island, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and most places in the eastern and southern United States.
The plant is a deciduous shrub, its buds are hairy and it usually grows 2 to 7 meters tall.
The leaves are arranged opposite, 2-7 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, with entire margin.
The fruit is subglobose, 5-8 mm in diameter, and considered poisonous.
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