Genus: Ilex
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids >
Euasterid II > Order: Aquifoliales
> Family:
Aquifoliaceae
About 400 species (mainly Asia and
America) of which one, Ilex mitis (Cape holly), is native to
southern Africa. Nine other species are cultivated in gardens in
southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Ilex aquifolium (European
holly) Native from Europe to western
Asia. |
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Ilex cornuta (Horned holly)
Native to China and Korea. |
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Ilex crenata (Japanese holly)
Native to Japan and Korea. |
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Ilex latifolia (Tarajo)
Native to Japan and China. |
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Ilex opaca (American holly)
Native to the Eastern USA. |
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Ilex paraguariensis (Maté tree,
Yerba maté) Native from Brazil to
Argentina. |
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Ilex pernyi
Native to China. |
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Ilex verticillata (Feverbark)
Native to the eastern USA. |
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Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon)
Native to the south-eastern USA and Mexico. |
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