Ilex cornuta

Classification	Dicots
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Ilex
Species:	Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton
Common Name	Chinese Holly
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: Asia; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Ilex cornuta var. burfordii	Ilex cornuta var. burfordii
Skimmia reevesiana	Skimmia reevesiana

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Madison (KY), Anderson (TN), Davidson (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Marshall (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1928 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0140889	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140892	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140890	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
APSC0028822	Anderson	Tennessee			APSC Ilex cornuta
HTTU001865		Tennessee			HTTU Ilex cornuta
SWMT03841	Shelby	Tennessee	14 Apr 1975	James H Graves	SWMT Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140896	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140891	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140886	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
HTTU001843		Tennessee			HTTU Ilex cornuta
31234100204591		Kentucky	18 Dec 1928	H. Garman	EKY Ilex cornuta
31234100204575	Madison	Kentucky	04 Oct 2004	Ross C. Clark 25571	EKY Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140887	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140898	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
APSC0028821	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Ilex cornuta
APSC0044399	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140894	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
APSC0103751	Madison	Kentucky			APSC Ilex cornuta
APSC0075718	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140893	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
MTSU020932	Marshall	Tennessee	23 Nov 2000	Janet Kilpatrick	MTSU Ilex cornuta
31234100204609	Shelby	Tennessee	24 Mar 1981	Elizabeth M. Browne 81B11.1	EKY Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140895	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140888	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta
TENN-V-0140897	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex cornuta

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Ilex cornuta

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