Family · Asterids

Aquifoliaceae

Hollies

Holly family: a single large genus Ilex of evergreen trees and shrubs with bright berries and often spiny leaves.

Accepted species: 577accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈43 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Ilex aquifolium (holly)
Ilex paraguariensis (yerba mate)
Ilex vomitoria

Its genus

Ilex577 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America242
Asia-Temperate216
Asia-Tropical137
Northern America37
Pacific4
Africa4
Europe2
Australasia2

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Aquifoliaceae sits in the order Aquifoliales.