Ilex crenata




Family Aquifoliaceae
Scientific name Ilex crenata Thunberg
Synonyms Ilex crenata Thunberg forma convexa (Makino) Rehder; Ilex crenata Thunberg forma luteovariegata (Regel) Rehder; Ilex crenata Thunberg forma microphylla Rehder; Ilex crenata Thunberg var. nummularia Yatabe; Ilex nummularia Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) inu-tsuge [false tsuge (tsuge = Buxus microphylla Siebold et Zuccarini var. japonica (J. Müller Argoviensis ex Miquel) Rehder et E. H. Wilson)]
(English common name) box leaved holly, Japanese holly
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Plants 15m. Leaves 1.5-3cm. Flowers white, flowering in June to July. Fruits black 5-6mm. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Ilex crenata Thunb.



Male Plants


June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



Female Plants


June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden


November 2005
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden