Kingdom Plantae Family Aquifoliaceae Scientific name Ilex tolucana Rank Species | Order Aquifoliales Genus Ilex Higher classification Holly | |
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Similar Holly, Ilex amelanchier, Ilex laevigata | ||
Ilex tolucana is a tree species in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America from east-central Sonora south to El Salvador.
Habitat and Ecology
Ilex tolucana is a tree up to 15 m tall, found in oak forest or in mesophyllous mountain forest, frequently along stream banks. It is almost entirely glabrous with leaves entire or with a few small teeth toward the tip. Flowers are white, born in small umbels. Berries are small, red and globose.
These plants are being conserved at the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve
References
Ilex tolucana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA