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Ilex cornuta, commonly known as Chinese holly [3] or horned holly, [4] is a slow-growing, densely foliaged evergreen shrub in the Aquifoliaceae plant family. It is native to eastern China and Korea [ 5 ] and attains a height of about 3 metres (9.8 ft).
Ilex aquifolium, the holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.
Holly – more specifically the European holly, Ilex aquifolium – is commonly referenced at Christmas time, and is often referred to by the name Christ's thorn. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] In many Western Christian cultures, holly is a traditional Christmas decoration , [ 46 ] used especially in wreaths and illustrations, for instance on Christmas cards .
Ilex vomitoria, commonly known as yaupon (/ ˈ j ɔː p ɒ n /) or yaupon holly, is a species of holly that is native to southeastern North America. [2] The word yaupon was derived from the Catawban yą́pą, from yą-tree + pą leaf. [3] Another common name, cassina, was borrowed from Timucua [4] (despite this, it usually refers to Ilex ...
Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
The International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities estimated the non-revenue water for a sample of Chinese water utilities at 27% in 2006 and 21% in 2001. [50] One explanation for the relatively low level of NRW may be that most Chinese live in dense apartment complexes, which results in compact distribution systems.
In June 2017, the Chinese government made a second amendment to the Water Pollution Prevention Act. [61] [non-primary source needed] Based on the first regulation of Water Pollution Prevention Act in 1996, the amendment will increase the punishment for water pollution and the penalty ceiling may be raised to 1 million yuan. [62]
Ilex latifolia (tarajo holly or tarajo; Japanese: 多羅葉 (たらよう, tarayō), Chinese: 大叶冬青 dà yè dōngqīng) is a species of holly, native to southern Japan (Shizuoka Prefecture south to Kyūshū) and eastern and southern China (Jiangsu south to Fujian and west to Yunnan), growing in broadleaf forests at altitudes of 200–1,500 m.