Aquifoliaceae
Kurogane holly
Ilex rotunda
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- اليكس روتوندا
- Cantonese
- 鐵冬青
- Chinese
- 鐵冬青, 铁冬青, 救必应, 消癀药, 熊胆木, 白银木, 白银香, 红熊胆
- English
- Kurogane holly
- Estonian
- Ümar iileks
- Japanese
- クロガネモチ, 黒鉄黐
- Korean
- 먼나무
- Persian
- خاس کوروگانه
Synonyms
- Ilex koshunensis Yamam.
- Ilex microcarpa Lindl. & Paxton
- Ilex rotunda var. microcarpa (Lindl. & Paxton) S.Y.Hu
- Ilex rotunda var. sinensis Masam.
- Ilex sasakii Yamam.
- Ilex unicanaliculata C.J.Tseng
- Synstima rotundifolia Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.