Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
As recorded: Ligustrum sinense Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 15, 1939
- Locality
- Honolulu, Wyllie St. near Burbank St
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Green, P.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ligustrum sinense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-14.

2026-06-14
Waimea, HI 96796, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-06
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-29
Waimea, HI 96796, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ligustrum sinense. BISH 61056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505832 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
