Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Aquifoliales

Aquifoliaceae - Holly family

Mendes, E.J. (1966) Aquifoliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs, evergreen (in ours). Stipules small or 0. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers usually unisexual, 4(-8)-merous, actinomorphic, in fascicles, cymes or racemes. Petals free or connate at base. Stamens free, alternating with the corolla lobes. Disk 0. Ovary superior, 3- or more locular. Fruit drupaceous.

Worldwide: 4 genera and 420 species, almost cosmopolitan.

Rwanda: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Ilex L.	Description

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Aquifoliaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aquifoliaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aquifoliaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aquifoliaceae
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iNaturalist: Aquifoliaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aquifoliaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Aquifoliaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aquifoliaceae
Wikipedia: Aquifoliaceae
Plants of the World Online: Aquifoliaceae
Tropicos: Aquifoliaceae