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Glossy Privet
''Ligustrum lucidum'', the broad-leaf privet,Weed profile: Privet New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Chinese privet glossy privet, tree privet or wax-leaf privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family (biology), family Oleaceae, native plant, native to the southern half of China and naturalized in many places. The name "Chinese privet" is also used for ''Ligustrum sinense''. The Latin binomial nomenclature, specific epithet ''lucidum'' means "bright" or "shiny", referring to the leaves. Description ''Ligustrum lucidum'' is an evergreen tree growing to tall and broad''.'' The leaves are opposite, glossy dark green, long and broad. The flowers are similar to other privets, white or near white, bo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Aiton
William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scotland, Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. He effected many improvements at the gardens, and in 1789 he published ''Hortus Kewensis'', a catalogue of the plants cultivated there. He is buried at nearby St. Anne's Church, Kew. A second and enlarged edition of the ''Hortus'' was brought out in 1810–1813 by his eldest son, William Townsend Aiton. Aiton is commemorated in the Specific epithet (botany), specific epithet ''aitonis''. In 1789, he classified the Sampaguita plant to the ''Jasmine, Jasminium'' genus and also named it as ''Arabian Jasmine'' because it was believed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
