Biology:Ilex pubescens

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Short description: Species of plant

Ilex pubescens
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. pubescens
Binomial name
Ilex pubescens
Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ilex pubescens var. glabra H.T.Chang
  • Ilex trichoclada Hayata

Ilex pubescens, the downy holly or pubescent holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to southern China, Hainan, and Taiwan.[1] A shrub or small tree, it is found in a variety of habitats from sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[2] It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for a variety of aliments.[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Ilex pubescens var. kwangsiensis Hand.-Mazz. – mainland China
  • Ilex pubescens var. pubescens – entire range

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ilex pubescens Hook. & Arn." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/83665-1. 
  2. "毛冬青 mao dong qing". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012772. 
  3. Jiang, Shiqin; Cui, Hui; Wu, Peng; Liu, Zhongqiu; Zhao, Zhongxiang (2019). "Botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Ilex pubescens Hook et Arn". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 245: 112147. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2019.112147. PMID 31401319. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11126423 entry