Ilex ficoidea, the fig-leaved holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. An evergreen shrub or tree usually 2 to 10 m (7 to 33 ft) tall, it is found in a wide variety of habitats at elevations from 100 to 1,500 m (300 to 4,900 ft). It is used as a street tree in Hong Kong.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Holly; berries cause vomiting Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ilex formosana — considered toxic
- Cleyera japonica
- Ilex uraiensis — considered toxic
- Symplocos setchuensis
- Magnolia compressa
- Osmanthus enervius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Aquifoliales
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
- Species
- Ilex ficoidea
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