Ilex dipyrena Wall.

 
  • Family : AQUIFOLIACEAE
    (Holly Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ILEX FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Aquifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ilex andersonii Pasq.; Ilex cunninghamii Loudon; Ilex dentonii Loudon; Ilex elliptica (Dallim.) Bean; Nemopanthus andersonii Pasq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ilex dipyrena Wall.
  • Common name : Himalayan Holly
  • Habit : Evergreen tree
  • Habitat : Dense mixed forest, evergreen oak forest, open mountainsides and edges of cultivated fields, 2000 - 3120 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species varies considerably in shape and spininess of its leaves and taxa based on the differences of leaf margin are not worthy of recognition.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : WLS, Tehri Garhwal (Dhanaulti)
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to China (South-West Sichuan, Yunnan, South-West Hubei)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 94
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 108
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ilex dipyrena. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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