Q: I recently visited a nursery in Russellville, and they were selling Ligustrum japonicum Texanum. I looked up the species and found "the popular waxleaf ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum Texanum) does ...

What: A curious evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum “Rotundifolium,” or curly-leaf Japanese privet, has thick, dark green leaves that are shiny and rounded. The foliage almost seems jam-packed on the ...

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and Wnt signaling pathways are critical for melanocyte development and melanogenesis and could be novel therapeutic targets for modulating melanin synthesis.

PANAMA CITY — The plant for this week is the variegated form of Ligustrum japonicum. This is the tree-form where they've removed some of the lower branches. It was on the northwest side of the house ...

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Ligustrum was surely the first real plant name to enter my vocabulary other than common names like rose or daisy. I think the reason this bit of botanical knowledge was lodged in my brain early on is ...

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