Common name
English: Evergreen Oak, Holly-leaved Oak, Holm Oak
German: Steineiche
Portuguese: Azinheira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fagales (32)
Family: Fagaceae (23)(family description)
Genus: Quercus (16)
Epithet: ilex Linn. (1)
Synonyms: Quercus alpina Endl., Quercus bellota Colmeiro & E.Boutelou, Quercus castellana Poir., Quercus cookii Loudon, Quercus crispa K.Koch, Quercus cyclophylla Welw., Quercus expansa Poir., Quercus fagifolia K.Koch, Quercus fordii (Loudon) Carr, Quercus glauca Martrin-Donos & Timb.-Lagr., Quercus gracilis Lange, Quercus gramuntia L., Quercus ilex ssp. genuina (Cout.) C.Vicioso, Quercus ilicifolia Salisb.
alpina => from the Alps
crispa => curled closely, crested
expansa => expanded, stretched out, spread out
fagifolia => beech-leaved
fordii => in honor of Charles Ford (1844-1927), British botanist and plant collector in China
glauca => greyish or bluish
gracilis => slender, graceful
ilex => like Holly, Ilex
ilicifolia => from Latin, Ilex, holly and folium, a leaf
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Quercus ilex at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [662] Quercus ilex - Plants For A Future database
- [1184] Quercus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database