Taxon Details: Aquifoliaceae
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Narratives:
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Aquifoliaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Aquifoliaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:
Holly Family
Holly Family
Description:
Number of genera: 4
Number of species: 318-418
Distribution (from PLANTAE): Of the four genera, Ilex is by far the largest with 300-400 species, of irregularly cosmopolitan distribution. Phelline has about ten species in New Caledonia. Sphenostemon has about seven in the southwestern Pacific. Nemopanthus, in eastern North America, is monotypic.
Number of genera: 4
Number of species: 318-418
Distribution (from PLANTAE): Of the four genera, Ilex is by far the largest with 300-400 species, of irregularly cosmopolitan distribution. Phelline has about ten species in New Caledonia. Sphenostemon has about seven in the southwestern Pacific. Nemopanthus, in eastern North America, is monotypic.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Aquifoliaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Aquifoliaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.