4614.000 Ilex L. - Hollies

Mendes, E.J. (1966) Aquifoliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Description of the genus

Evergreen trees or shrubs. Stipules very small. Inflorescences axillary. Petals shortly connate at the base, imbricate. Stamens as many as the petals. Style absent. Ovules 1 in each loculus. Fruit of 4–5(9) single-seeded pyrenes.

Derivation of name: from the Latin name for the Holm oak, Quercus ilex, which has holly-like leaves,

Worldwide: c. 400 species, cosmopolitan, but mainly tropical and temperate Asia and America.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
mitis (L.) Radlk. var. mitis	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ilex

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