Aquifoliaceae

Ilex chinensis Sims

Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex

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Ilex chinensis: Ilex chinensis — Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: بهشية أرجوانية
Chinese: 冬青, 中华冬青, 四季青, 井冈山冬青, 鐵爐散, 铁炉散, 冬青子, 冬青皮
Japanese: ナナミノキ

Synonyms

Callicarpa cavaleriei H.Lév.
Celastrus bodinieri H.Lév.
Embelia rubro-violacea H.Lév.
Ilex jinggangshanensis C.J.Tseng
Ilex myriadenia Hance
Ilex oldhamii Miq.
Ilex purpurea Hassk.
Ilex purpurea f. oldhamii (Miq.) Loes.
Ilex purpurea var. myriadenia (Hance) Loes.
Ilex purpurea var. oldhamii (Miq.) Loes. ex Diels
Symplocos courtoisii H.Lév.

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Homoarborea, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.