Ilex serrata is a species in the Ilex (holly) genus and the family Aquifoliaceae.[1] It is an evergreen shrub or small tree up to about 4.5 m high. In Japan where it naturally occurs, it is a hardy species with ovate dark green leaves, pink flowers and red berries on the female plant.[2]
Ilex serrata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. serrata
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Binomial name | |
Ilex serrata |
References
edit- ^ Hu, Shiu-ying (1949). "The Genus Ilex in China". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 30 (3): 233–344. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18050. ISSN 0004-2625. JSTOR 43781336.
- ^ Tsujita, Kaori; Sakai, Shinjiro; Kikuzawa, Kihachiro (March 2008). "Does individual variation in fruit profitability override color differences in avian choice of red or white Ilex serrata fruits?". Ecological Research. 23 (2): 445–450. doi:10.1007/s11284-007-0396-6. ISSN 0912-3814. S2CID 36582457.