Aquifoliaceae is an interesting family of flowering plants. Legend says that during a great battle between good and evil, a lowly holly tree asked to be given the chance to fight. The gods, being amused by the tree’s bravery, turned its leaves into sharp spines and allowed it to join the fight. The holly tree fought valiantly and emerged victorious. As a result, the gods made the holly tree an evergreen and placed it in the sky, where it became the constellation we now know as Orion. Today, holly trees are still revered for their strength and resilience, and are commonly used during the Christmas season as decoration.
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Ilex (/ˈaɪlɛks/) or holly is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. Ilex has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide. The type species is Ilex aquifolium, the common European holly used in Christmas decorations and cards.
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Ilex paraguariensis
The genus Ilex is divided into three subgenera:
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