Aquifoliaceae
African holly
Ilex mitis
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (12)
- Afrikaans
- Waterboom, Waterhout, Without
- Arabic
- بهشية طرية
- arz
- بهشيه طريه
- English
- African holly, Cape holly, Water tree, Wild holly, Waterboom
- ff
- Ndiyamhi
- Malagasy
- Borondrano, Fanilo, Hazondrano, Lampivahatra, Tsimisetry
- Northern Sotho
- Monamane
- Southern Sotho
- Phukgile, Phukgu
- ss
- LiBota
- ve
- Mutanzwa-khamelo
- Xhosa
- UmDuma
- Zulu
- IPhuphuma
Synonyms
- Celastrus sieberi Bernh. ex Harv. & Sond.
- Gymnosporia brachystachya Baker
- Ilex capensis Harv. & Sond.
- Ilex mitis var. mitis
- Manglilla milleriana Pers.
- Myrsine mitis Spreng.
- Prinos laurinus Thury ex Choisy
- Scleroxylum mite (L.) Willd.
- Sideroxylon mite L.
- Sideroxylon nigricans Dum.Cours. ex A.DC.
Photos
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Ilex
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- Yerba mateIlex paraguariensisAquifoliaceae
- Japanese hollyIlex crenataAquifoliaceae
- Ilex guayusaAquifoliaceae
- American hollyIlex opacaAquifoliaceae
- Kurogane hollyIlex rotundaAquifoliaceae
- Small-leaved hollyIlex canariensisAquifoliaceae
- YauponIlex vomitoriaAquifoliaceae
- Ilex colchicaAquifoliaceae
- Chinese hollyIlex cornutaAquifoliaceae
- Common winterberryIlex verticillataAquifoliaceae
- Elegance female hollyIlex integraAquifoliaceae
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.