Ilex integra

Ilex integra
An Ilex integra in Osaka-fu, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. integra
Binomial name
Ilex integra Thunb.
Synonyms
Othera japonica Thunb.

Ilex integra, the elegance female holly,^[1] also called mochi tree, is an ornamental tree of the holly genus, which is native to parts of Asia, including Korea; Taiwan; the mid-southern regions of China; and Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan. Its flower is light yellow.^[2][3] The species was botanically described in 1784.^[4]

Uses

The bark of the Ilex integra is an ingredient in birdlime, and it is also sometimes planted as a sacred tree.^[3]

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References

1. Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 496. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via Korea Forest Service.
2. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
3. Masayuki-Hayashi (2004). 葉で見わける樹木 (in Japanese). ISBN 4-09-208022-0. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
4. "Ilex integra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 6, 2009.

External links

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