Ligustrum robustum grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 m (30 ft) tall though old specimens of more than a hundred years have been observed with a height of 15 m (50 ft). The fruit of the shrub is an ellipsoid berry, bluish-purple when fully ripe, 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) × 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in).
The shrub is native to South and Southeast Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam) but has become naturalized in other countries. It was introduced to Mauritius at the end of the 19th century and to La Réunion, where it has become a major invasive species. The Flora of China lists a "Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense P. S. Green" as native to China, but more recent publications have regarded that name as a synonym of L. expansum.
| Scientific Synonyms | Ligustrum ceylanicum Decne. Ligustrum decaisnei C.B.Clarke |
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| Previous name used in the website | Ligustrum robustum ssp. walkeri |
| Family name | OLEACEAE |
| English name | Sri Lankan Privet |
| Sinhala name | Bora (???) |
| Conservation status | LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020 |
| Description | Evergreen shrub or small tree to 10 m tall. Leaf lamina lanceolate, glabrous, 3 - 9 X 1.5 - 2.5 cm, margin entire, base rounded or obtuse, attenuate into the petiole, apex acute-attenuate. Inflorescence terminal, pyramidal, paniculate, many flowered. Fruit a berry, ellipsoid, bluish-purple when ripe. |
