Aquifoliaceae occurs as little plant family with deuce genera, by far a right-known existence Ilex, the hollies, a big genus by having astir 600 metal money distributed about globe-wide, absentminded just from either Australasia and western North America. It is bush & little trees, including each evergreen and deciduous species. Several of the two come extremely cosmetic.

A more genus, Nemopanthus, only contains 1 mintage, Nemopanthus mucronatus, which differs from either Ilex in the flowers having the decreased calyx and narrow petals, and likewise within cytology, being tetraploid, whereas Ilex is diploid.

American holly
foliage and berries

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