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Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
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Euasterid II > Order: Aquifoliales
There are 2 genera in this family of which the
cosmopolitan holly genus Ilex, which includes about 400 species, is by
far the largest. The family is represented in southern Africa by one indigenous species,
the Cape Holly Ilex mitis.
Genera indigenous in southern Africa
Ilex
(hollies) About 400 species (mainly Asia and
America) of which one, Ilex mitis (Cape holly), is indigenous in
southern Africa. A number of other species are cultivated in gardens in
southern Africa.
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