Ilex cinerea

Ilex cinerea, the gray holly or Hong Kong holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to Hong Kong, Hebao Island, and Hainan in China, and to northern Vietnam.[2][3] An evergreen shrub or small tree usually 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 ft) tall, it is found at higher elevations in mountain forests.[4] It is used as a street tree in Hong Kong.[5]

Ilex cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. cinerea
Binomial name
Ilex cinerea
Synonyms[2]

Ilex cinerea var. faberi Loes.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2022). "Ilex cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T151329079A214922858. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T151329079A214922858.en. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. "Ilex cinerea Champ. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. "Plant List of Shing Mun Arboretum" (PDF). Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "灰冬青 hui dong qing". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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