Species Ilex mitis

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There aren’t any identifications of Ilex mitis.

Range:

Location unknown

Locations of Identifications

Etymology of Ilex:

Ilex aquifolium refers to the common name ‘holly’. This is often confused Quercus ilex, the classical Latin name for the ‘holm oak’ used by Virgil. The leaves of these two different genera are said to be somewhat similar.

Etymology of mitis:

From the Latin mitis = 'mild'; generally referring to an unarmed plant

Scientific name:

Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.

Common names:

African Holly

Waterboom

Umduma

Localities:

Kenya

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Synonym of:

Unknown

Long etymology:

Authors:

(L.) Radlk.

Protologue:

Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1885: 1081 (1886); Act. Congr. bot. Anvers 172 (1887)

Synonym status:

Accepted

Year published:

1886

Dioecious tree to 30 m. Leaves elliptic, glossy. Flowers in axillary clusters, white, fragrant. Sept.--Dec. Forest along streams, SW, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to tropical Africa).