THE BRITISH 



FLORA MEDIC A. 



en. 



ILEX AQUIFOLIUM. 



Common Holly. 



Class IV. Tetrandria. — Order III. Tetragynia, 



Nat. Ord. Celastrine^e. 

 Gen. Char. Calyx four or five toothed, persistent. 

 Corolla rotate, four or five cleft. Stigmas four, sessile. 

 Berry spherical, containing four, oblong, one-seeded 

 nuts. (Stamens and pistils varying from four to five, 

 and some flowers destitute of pistil.) 



Spec. Char. Leaves ovate, acute, shining, waved, with 

 spinous teeth and apex. Peduncles axillary, short, 

 many-flowered. Flowers sub-umbellate. 



SYNONYM ES. 

 Greek .... irpivos ; ayptav, i 



f Ilex aculeata baccifera. Bauh. Pin. 425. 

 | Agrifolium. Ger. Em. 1338. Rail Syn. 466. Dod Pempt. 

 745. 

 Aquifolia. Tragus, 1067. 



Hex Aquifolium. Lin. Sp. PI. 181. Eng. Fl. i. p. 227. 

 Eng. Bot. t. 496. 

 French .... Houx ; Houx commun. 

 Italian .... Agrifoglio ; Alloro spinoso. 

 Spanish .... Acebo ; Agrifolio. 

 Portuguese Azevinho ; Agrifolio. 

 Germ I Stecbpalme ; Stecbbaum ; Stecheiche ; Walddistel ; Hal- 



L sendorn. 

 Dutch .... Steekpalme ; Hulst. 

 Danish .... Stikpalme ; Chrishorn ; Stovtidse. 

 Swedish. . . . Jernek ; Christorn. 



Polish Ostrokzow ; Kzewina. 



Russ Wacsoscheld j Ostrokrof. 



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