Ilex AQUIFOLIACEAE ji ex 



jj. Infl. fascicled or solitary, not trichotomous. 



Lvs., fls. and frs. mostly at the tips of stout short shoots 

 or spurs: frs. red at maturity, 4-6 mm. in diam., on 

 stout pedicels 4-8 mm. long, 2-8 on a spur; lvs. 

 chartaceous, ovate or broadly elliptic, 5-8 cm. long.. 19. I. macropoda 



Lvs. fls. and frs. on very short spurs scattered along the 

 brs.: frs. black at maturity, 4-5 mm. in diam., in 

 clusters of 2-5, nearly sessile or on pedicels up to 5 

 mm. long: lvs. and brts. pubescent; blades membran- 

 ous, pubescent, obovate to lanceolate, obtuse, acute 

 or acuminate at tip, 1.5-4 cm. long 20. /. aculeolata 



1. Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxt. Chinese Holly ij&j'g" (Kou Ku; Bony Barb) (R.M. 

 546). Shrub or tree, to 12 m.; fls. IV-V; fr. red, IX-XII; pedicels about 1cm. 

 long. Eastern China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



2. Ilex pernyi Franch. (R.M. 548). Shrub or tree, to 8 m.; fls. V; fr. red, X. 

 central and western China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



3. Ilex hynoloma Hu & Tang (AA.J. 30:351). Tree, to 10m.; fr. red, X. China; 

 locally in Che., Hun. Woodland. 



4. Ilex chinensis Sims (7. purpurea Hassk.; I. oldhami Miq.) i^-^f (Tung Ch'ing; 

 Winter Green) (AA.J. 30:299). Tree, to 20m.; fls. reddish purple, VI; fr. red,' 

 X-XII. China, Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Forest. Fig. 214. 



5. Ilex suaveolens (Levi.) Loes. (AA.J. 30:296). Tree, to 12m.; fr. red, X-XII, 

 2-3 on slender peduncle. China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Forest. 



6. Ilex viridis Champ, ex Benth. (Be.F. 65). Shrub or tree, to 5 m.; fr. black, X- 

 XII. South China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Woodland shade. 



7. Ilex latifolia Thunb. WMWi (Po Lo Shu; Pineapple Tree) (R.M. 549). Tree, to 

 20 m.; fr. XI-XII. Japan, China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Forest. 



8. Ilex buergeri Miq. (AA.J. 31:57). Tree, to 15m.; fls. yellowish green, IV-V; 

 fr. red, X-XI. Japan, China; locally in Che., Hun. Evergreen forest. 



9. Ilex formosana Maxim. (AA.J. 31:68). Tree, to 12 m.; fls. greenish, IV; fr. 

 red, X. South China, Philippines; locally in An., Che., Ki., Hun. Forest. 



10. Ilex pubescens Hook. & Arn. (AA.J. 31:220). Shrub, to 3 m.; fls. pink or purple, 

 V; fr. red, X; brts. and lvs. pubescent. China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Wood- 

 land. 



11. Ilex lohfauensis Merr. (AA.J. 31:260). Shrub, to 2 m.; fls. green and lavendar, 

 VI- VII; fr. brown, X. South China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Evergreen under- 

 growth. 



12. Ilex pedunculosa Miq. (R.M. 549). Shrub or tree, to 10 m; fls. white, VI; fr. 

 red, X. Japan, South China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Woodland shade. 



13. Ilex rotunda Thunb. fM-Vr (T'ieh Tung Ch'ing; Black Ilex) (R.M. 549). Tree, 

 to 20 m.; fls. creamy white, IV-V; fr. red, IX-X. Japan, Korea, China; locally 

 in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Forest. 



14. Ilex wilsonii Loes. (AA.J. 31:252). Shrub or tree, to 10 m.; fls. white, VI; fr. 

 red, IX-X. South China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Forest. 



15. Ilex elmerrilliana S.Y. Hu (AA.J. 31:229). Shrub or tree, to 5m.; fls. VI; fr. 

 X. South China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Evergreen thickets. 



16. Ilex asprella (Hook. & Arn.) Champ, ex Benth. (AA.J. 30:269). Deciduous 

 shrub, to 3 m.; fls. white, IV; fr. black, VIII. South China; locally in Che., Ki. 

 Brushland. 



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