Summary
Comment:
non Ilex chinensis Sims (= I. cassine L.)
Verified:
02/20/2014
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Galle, F. C. 1997. Hollies. The genus Ilex Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. Note: "There has been considerable confusion regarding the correct name of this species. The current opinion is that Ilex purpurea Hasskarl is the correct name for what has been know for decades as I. chinensis (fide S.-y. Hu 1949) and the latter is thought to be a later synonym of I. cassine."
- Hu, S. Y. 1949. The genus Ilex in China. J. Arnold Arbor. 30:299-301. Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims (= I. purpurea Hassk.)
- Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States Note: "chinensis (sensu S.Y.Hu & nurseries, non Sims) = Ilex purpurea"
- Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley. Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
- Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia. Note: lists as Ilex chinensis Sims
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19683.
Accessed 29 May 2025.