Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Common sinhala name
Habit
Large tree
Origin
Native
Conservation status
NT- Near threatened
Legal status
Not protected
Similar species
All vernacular names
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Ilex zeylanica (Hook.f.) Maxim.
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Tree or shrub reaching up to 25 m tall, characterized by white bark and glabrous young shoots. Leaves are petiolate and coriaceous or subcoriaceous, with a lamina measuring 7–10.5 (–13) cm long and 2.75–5 (–6.5) cm wide. They are elliptic to oblong- or ovate-elliptic in shape, featuring an entire margin, a cuneate base, and a shortly acuminate or subacute apex. The foliage is glabrous with 5–7 pairs of distinct lateral veins and petioles 4–8 (–10) mm long. Flowers are dioecious and 5-merous. (Note: This species has been previously referred to as Ilex wightiana Thw. and Ilex wightiana var. zeylanica Hook. f.
