Genus Ilex

Holly is a genus of approximately 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family.

Species in the genus Ilex of plants

 
 

Ilex arisanensis - Ilex arisanensis is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex chuniana - Ilex chuniana is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Cook's holly - This tree is only known from a single specimen and a few seedlings in the cloud forests on Cerro de Punta and Monte Jayuya on Puerto Rico.

 
 

Ilex fengqingensis - Ilex fengqingensis is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Ilex glabella - Ilex glabella is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex grandiflora - Ilex grandiflora is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex maclurei - Ilex maclurei is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Ilex maingayi - Ilex maingayi is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Mate - The yerba mate plant is a shrub or small tree growing up to 15 meters tall. The leaves are evergreen, 7–11 cm long and 3–5.5 cm wide, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small, greenish-white, with four petals. The fruit is a red drupe 4–6 mm in diameter. The leaves contain caffeine and related compounds, and are harvested commercially.

 
 

Ilex patens - Ilex patens is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex pauciflora - Ilex pauciflora is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex paujiensis - Ilex paujiensis is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex peiradena - Ilex peiradena is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Ilex perlata - Ilex perlata is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Ilex polita - Ilex polita is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex praetermissa - Ilex praetermissa is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Klang Gates Quartz Ridge, Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex puberula - Ilex puberula is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.

 
 

Ilex rarasanensis - Ilex rarasanensis is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Taiwan.

 
 

Ilex reticulata - Ilex reticulata is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Sintenis' holly - There are only 150 individuals remaining the the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico.

 
 

Ilex sipapoana - Ilex sipapoana is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex steyermarkii - Ilex steyermarkii is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex subrotundifolia - Ilex subrotundifolia is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex subtriflora - Ilex subtriflora is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.

 
 

Ilex sulcata - Ilex sulcata is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex syzygiophylla - Ilex syzygiophylla is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to China.

 
 

Ilex ternatiflora - Ilex ternatiflora is an extinct a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It was endemic to Cuba.

 
 

Ilex tiricae - Ilex tiricae is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

 
 

Ilex tolucana - Ilex tolucana is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Ilex trachyphylla - Ilex trachyphylla is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.

 
 

Ilex uraiensis - Ilex uraiensis is a species of plant in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Taiwan.