Biology:Ilex serrata

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Short description: Species of holly

Ilex serrata
Ilex serrata2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. serrata
Binomial name
Ilex serrata
Thunb.

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]

References

  1. 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. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43781336. 
  2. 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?" (in en). Ecological Research 23 (2): 445–450. doi:10.1007/s11284-007-0396-6. ISSN 0912-3814. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1007/s11284-007-0396-6. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5360082 entry