Aquifoliaceae
Japanese holly
Ilex crenata
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- بهشية مفرضة
- arz
- بهشيه مفرضه
- Chinese
- 假黃楊, 齒葉冬青, 齿叶冬青, 圆齿冬青, 日本冬青（齒葉冬青）, 波缘冬青, 钝齿冬青, 日本冬青
- Czech
- Cesmína vroubkovaná
- Danish
- Buksbombladet Kristtorn
- Dutch
- Japanse hulst
- English
- Japanese holly, Box-leaved holly
- French
- Houx crénelé, Houx crenele, Houx crenelé
- German
- Buchsbaumblättrige Stechpalme, Japanische Hülse, Japanische Stechpalme, Löffel-Ilex
- Japanese
- イヌツゲ, マメイヌツゲ, マメツゲ, 犬黄楊
- Korean
- 꽝꽝나무
- Persian
- ایلکس کرناتا
- Portuguese
- Azevinho-japonês, Azevinho-da-folha-de-buxo
- Russian
- Падуб городчатый
- Swedish
- Japansk järnek
Synonyms
- Celastrus adenophylla Miq.
- Eurya myrtilloides Elmer
- Ilex crenata f. bullata Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. convexa (Makino) Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. crenata
- Ilex crenata f. helleri (Craig) Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. latifolia (Goldring) Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. longifolia (Goldring) Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. longipedunculata S.Y.Hu
- Ilex crenata f. luteovariegata (Regel) Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. microphylla Rehder
- Ilex crenata f. multicrenata (C.J.Tseng) S.K.Chen
- Ilex crenata f. nummularia (Yatabe) H.Hara
- Ilex crenata subsp. fukasawana (Makino) Murata
- Ilex crenata var. aureovariegata Goldring
- Ilex crenata var. convexa Makino
- Ilex crenata var. helleri (Craig) L.H.Bailey
- Ilex crenata var. latifolia Goldring
- Ilex crenata var. longifolia Goldring
- Ilex crenata var. luteovariegata Regel
- Ilex crenata var. mariesii Bean ex Dallim.
- Ilex crenata var. multicrenata C.J.Tseng
- Ilex crenata var. nummularia Yatabe
- Ilex crenata var. thomsonii (Hook.f.) Loes.
- Ilex crenata var. tokarensis Hatus.
- Ilex crenata var. variegata Dallim.
- Ilex euryifolia Mori & Yamam.
- Ilex helleri Craig
- Ilex luzonica Rolfe
- Ilex thomsonii Hook.f.
- Ilex yuiana S.Y.Hu
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Pollard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: shion takeda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: 高橋 正也, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.