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Ilex (/ ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s /) or holly [3] is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. [4] Ilex has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. [5] The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and
Holly was a typical representative species of this biome, where many current species of the genus Ilex were present. With the drying of the Mediterranean Basin during the Pliocene, the laurel forests gradually retreated, replaced by more drought-tolerant sclerophyll plant communities. The modern Ilex aquifolium resulted from this change.
The leaves of both species are similar in outline and toothed and bristled very much the same way, but the leaves are brighter in the American holly and larger. [citation needed] The American holly, called the evergreen or Christmas holly (Ilex opaca Aiton) was named the state tree of Delaware on 1 May 1939. [19]
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 ...
Nemopanthus: false holly trees; Nemopanthus mucronatus: mountain holly; alpine holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Araliaceae: ginseng family; Aralia: aralias; Aralia elata: Japanese angelica tree; Japanese aralia Araliaceae (ginseng family) Aralia spinosa: Devil's walkingstick Araliaceae (ginseng family) Cussonia: cussonia trees; Cussonia spicata
It is commonly known as dahoon holly [2] or cassena, the latter derived from the Timucua name for I. vomitoria. [3] It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 12 meters (39 ft). [4] The leaves are evergreen, 6–15 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, glossy dark green, entire or with a few small spines near the apex of the leaf. The flowers are white ...
Ilex guayusa (/ ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s ˈ ɡ w aɪ juː s ə / or / ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s ˈ w aɪ juː s ə /) is a species of tree of the holly genus, native to the Amazon Rainforest.One of four known caffeinated holly trees, the leaves of the guayusa tree are harvested fresh and brewed like a tea for their stimulative effects. [1]
After the type specimen was described in 1836, no other individuals were found and the species was considered possibly extinct for nearly 200 years until 4 plants (2 males and 2 females) were found in March 2023. Since then, one of the trees has died, leaving only 3 known individuals, rendering the plant narrowly close to extinction unless ...