Foliage, showing pale underside of leaves, one leaf showing the dark upper side
It is a small to medium-sized evergreentree growing to 10–20 m tall with a trunk up to 60 cm diameter. The bark is dark brown, with a rough surface. The leaves are alternate, broad lanceolate to ovate-oblong, 8–24 cm long and 4–8 cm broad (among the largest of any species of holly), glossy dark green above, paler below, with a thick, leathery texture and serrated (but not spiny) margins. The flowers are yellowish-green, with a four-lobed corolla, produced in late spring; it is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is a drupe 7 mm diameter, ripening orange-red to dark red in winter, and containing four seeds; they are often produced in dense clusters on the stems.[2][3][5][6][7]
Cultivation and uses
It is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and temple gardens.[3] The leaves may be infused to make tea ("bitter nail tea" kǔ dīng chá).[8]
References
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^Botanic Japan: Ilex latifolia (in Japanese); google translation
^Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN0-333-47494-5.
^Hu, Ting; He, Xiao-Wei; Jiang, Jian-Guo; Xu, Xi-Lin (2014). "Efficacy evaluation of a Chinese bitter tea (Ilex latifolia Thunb.) via analyses of its main components". Food & Function. 5 (5): 876–881. doi:10.1039/c3fo60603a. ISSN 2042-6496. PMID 24638847.
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ilex, latifolia, tarajo, holly, tarajo, japanese, 多羅葉, たらよう, tarayō, chinese, 大叶冬青, dōngqīng, species, holly, native, southern, japan, shizuoka, prefecture, south, kyūshū, eastern, southern, china, jiangsu, south, fujian, west, yunnan, growing, broadleaf, fore. Ilex latifolia tarajo holly or tarajo Japanese 多羅葉 たらよう tarayō Chinese 大叶冬青 da ye dōngqing is a species of holly native to southern Japan Shizuoka Prefecture south to Kyushu and eastern and southern China Jiangsu south to Fujian and west to Yunnan growing in broadleaf forests at altitudes of 200 1 500 m 1 2 3 4 Ilex latifoliaTree in Osaka fu JapanScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder AquifolialesFamily AquifoliaceaeGenus IlexSpecies I latifoliaBinomial nameIlex latifoliaThunb Foliage showing pale underside of leaves one leaf showing the dark upper side It is a small to medium sized evergreen tree growing to 10 20 m tall with a trunk up to 60 cm diameter The bark is dark brown with a rough surface The leaves are alternate broad lanceolate to ovate oblong 8 24 cm long and 4 8 cm broad among the largest of any species of holly glossy dark green above paler below with a thick leathery texture and serrated but not spiny margins The flowers are yellowish green with a four lobed corolla produced in late spring it is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees The fruit is a drupe 7 mm diameter ripening orange red to dark red in winter and containing four seeds they are often produced in dense clusters on the stems 2 3 5 6 7 Cultivation and uses EditIt is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and temple gardens 3 The leaves may be infused to make tea bitter nail tea kǔ ding cha 8 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN Agricultural Research Service ARS United States Department of Agriculture USDA Retrieved 21 January 2018 a b Yuanlin Flora Ilex latifolia in Chinese google translation a b c Japan Plants Ilex latifolia in Japanese google translation Plants for a Future Ilex latifolia Japanese Treeflowers Ilex latifolia Botanic Japan Ilex latifolia in Japanese google translation Huxley A ed 1992 New RHS Dictionary of Gardening Macmillan ISBN 0 333 47494 5 Hu Ting He Xiao Wei Jiang Jian Guo Xu Xi Lin 2014 Efficacy evaluation of a Chinese bitter tea Ilex latifolia Thunb via analyses of its main components Food amp Function 5 5 876 881 doi 10 1039 c3fo60603a ISSN 2042 6496 PMID 24638847 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilex latifolia amp oldid 1150065100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
