Ilex serrata

Ilex serrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. serrata
Binomial name
	Ilex serrata; Thunb.

Ilex serrata is a species in the Ilex (holly) genus and the family Aquifoliaceae.^[1] It is an evergreen shrub or small tree up to about 4.5 m high. In Japan where it naturally occurs, it is a hardy species with ovate dark green leaves, pink flowers and red berries on the female plant.^[2]

References

^ Hu, Shiu-ying (1949). "The Genus Ilex in China". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 30 (3): 233–344. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18050. ISSN 0004-2625. JSTOR 43781336.
^ Tsujita, Kaori; Sakai, Shinjiro; Kikuzawa, Kihachiro (March 2008). "Does individual variation in fruit profitability override color differences in avian choice of red or white Ilex serrata fruits?". Ecological Research. 23 (2): 445–450. doi:10.1007/s11284-007-0396-6. ISSN 0912-3814. S2CID 36582457.

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[1] Hu, Shiu-ying (1949). "The Genus Ilex in China". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 30 (3): 233–344. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18050. ISSN 0004-2625. JSTOR 43781336.

[2] Tsujita, Kaori; Sakai, Shinjiro; Kikuzawa, Kihachiro (March 2008). "Does individual variation in fruit profitability override color differences in avian choice of red or white Ilex serrata fruits?". Ecological Research. 23 (2): 445–450. doi:10.1007/s11284-007-0396-6. ISSN 0912-3814. S2CID 36582457.

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