Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ligustrum confusum Decne.
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Oak and Rhododendron forest, mixed wet forests, open scrub vegetation and Thickets near gullies; 800 - 3050 m. altitude
Key identification features : Inflorescence branches glabrous; leaves ovate to lanceolate, usually more than 7 cm long
Flower, Fruit : April-July
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 171; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 598