Genus Ilex L.


Summary
Genus number:
6018
Last updated:
28 April 1998
Family:
Aquifoliaceae
Common name(s):

holly
Accession count:

1074 (690  active, 196  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Choi, Y. H. et al. 2005. Classification of Ilex species based on metabolic fingerprinting using nuclear magnetic resonance and multivariate data analysis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:1237-1245.
  2. Cuénoud, P. et al. 2000. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Ilex L. (Aquifoliaceae). Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 85:111-122.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Manen, J.-F. et al. 2002. The complex history of the genus Ilex L. (Aquifoliaceae): evidence from the comparison of plastid and nuclear DNA sequences and from fossil data. Pl. Syst. Evol. 235:79-98.
  5. Manen, J.-F. et al. 2010. The history of extant Ilex species (Aquifoliaceae): Evidence of hybridization within a Miocene radiation. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 57:961-977.
  6. Yao, X. et al. 2016. Chloroplast genome structure in Ilex (Aquifoliaceae). Sci. Rep. 6:28559. Note: provides a complete chloroplast genome based on seven Asian species
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=6018. Accessed 15 April 2026.