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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]

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.


Uses


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


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 (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved October 6, 2009.



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