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Ilex cassine

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Aquifoliaceae

Scientific name
  
Ilex cassine

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Ilex

Higher classification
  
Holly

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Similar
  
Holly, Yaupon, American Holly, Gordonia lasianthus, Ilex coriacea

Ilex cassine the dahoon holly


Ilex cassine is a holly native to the southeastern coast of North America, in the United States from Virginia to southeast Texas, in Mexico in Veracruz, and in the Caribbean on the Bahamas, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. It is commonly known as dahoon holly or cassena, the latter derived from the Timucua name for I. vomitoria.

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Ilex cassine Dahoon Ilex cassine

It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10-13 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, 6-15 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, glossy dark green, entire or with a few small spines near the apex of the leaf. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla. The fruit is a red drupe, 5-6 mm in diameter, containing four seeds.

Ilex cassine Florida Native Plant Society

As with other hollies, it is dioecious with separate male and female plants. Only the females have berries, and a male pollenizer must be within range for bees to pollinate them.

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There are three varieties:

  • Ilex cassine var. cassine (United States, Caribbean)
  • Ilex cassine var. angustifolia Aiton. (United States)
  • Ilex cassine var. mexicana (Turcz.) Loes. (Mexico)

  • Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Ilex cassine Naples Florida

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    Cultivation

    Ilex cassine is grown in warmer climates as an ornamental plant for the attractive bright red berries set against the glossy green leaves. It is known to grow to 30 feet tall. Its original range was close to the coast, but the range has been extended by planting.

    References

    Ilex cassine Wikipedia


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