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Ilex sinica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. sinica
Binomial name
Ilex sinica

Ilex sinica is a species of flowering plant in the holly family Aquifoliaceae, native to Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of China. [1] A morphological and genetic study showed that it is basal in its genus. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Ilex sinica (Loes.) S.Y.Hu". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ Yao, Xin; Song, Yu; Yang, Jun‐Bo; Tan, Yun‐Hong; Corlett, Richard T. (2021). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the hollies (Ilex L., Aquifoliaceae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59: 73–82. doi: 10.1111/jse.12567. S2CID  213027259.