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Tree Privet

Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Flowering
February-July

How to identify Tree Privet

Identify Tree Privet by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a tree habit.
  • Confirm flower colour: White.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
  • In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
  • Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tree Privet.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri
Genus
Ligustrum
Family
Oleaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
India
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
February-July
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree Privet itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Tree Privet

Tree privet (Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri) is a tree in the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.

Illustration representing the Oleaceae family
Botanical family

Oleaceae

Olive/Jasmine family

Tree Privet belongs to the Oleaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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