Genus: Ilex

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About 400 species (mainly Asia and America) of which one, Ilex mitis (Cape holly), is native to southern Africa. A number of other species are cultivated in gardens in southern Africa.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).

Ilex capensis
Ilex crocea
Ilex mitis (African holly, Cape holly)