Ilex L.
Shrubs or trees, mostly evergreen. Lvs usually alternate. Fls usually unisexual, usually 4-merous; petals connate at base. Stamens sometimes slightly united at base.
400 spp., cosmopolitan. Naturalised sp. 1.
Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
