Oleaceae FAMILY

Ligustrum expansum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ligustrum expansum is a deciduous shrub or a small tree usually growing from 1 - 10 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. This species is the major source of 'small-leaved kuding cha', a popular health promoting tea drunk in some regions of China.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), northern Vietnam

HabitatWoods and along streams in montane regions; at elevations from 400 - 2,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].