Aquifoliaceae
Ilex

Ilex microphylla Hook.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 2: t. 139 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to Venezuela. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a medicine and food for bees and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barriera, G. (2023). Taxonomy and nomenclature of South American Aquifoliaceae I: Ilex from Ecuador with the description of two new taxa. Candollea 78: 53-78.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barriera, G. (2023). Taxonomy and nomenclature of South American Aquifoliaceae I: Ilex from Ecuador with the description of two new taxa. Candollea 78: 53-78.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Matthews, A. [[135a]] Peru K000588632 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Matthews, A. [s.n.] Peru K000588633 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Matthews, A. [s.n.] Peru K000588634 Isotype Yes
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588639 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588640 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588640 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588639 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588639 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588639 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588640 No
Feb 20, 2009 Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588640 No
Jan 1, 1985 Purdie [s.n.] Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588640 Type Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia Ilex kunthiana K000588639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Bolivia Ilex minimifolia K000588631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Bolivia Ilex trichoclada K000588636 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/