Aquifoliaceae

  • Family

    Aquifoliaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Aquifoliaceae

  • Common Names

    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.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Aquifoliaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.