Ilex verticillata (USA) – eFlora of India

December 30, 2018
Ilex

Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray, Manual (ed. 2) 264 1856. (syn: Ilex bronxensis Britton; Ilex fastigiata E. P. Bicknell; Ilex verticillata var. cyclophylla B.L. Rob.; Ilex verticillata var. fastigiata (E.P. Bicknell) Fern.; Ilex verticillata var. padifolia (Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray ex
S.Watson; Ilex verticillata subsp. tenuifolia (Torr.) E. Murray; Ilex verticillata var. tenuifolia (Torr.) S. Wats.; Prinos confertus Moench; Prinos gronovii Michx.; Prinos padifolius Willd.; Prinos prunifolius Desf.; Prinos verticillatus L.);

USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada
(New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec),
St. Pierre et Miquelon as per Catalogue of Life;

Plant for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 19NOV18 : AK-15 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)

Plant with yellow berries seen at the garden.

Kindly suggest id.

it’s Scolopia sp.

Salicaceae family member.

Thanks for the suggested id.

A search led to Scolopia mundii having Yellow berries.

Just a guess. Hope to get it validated.

Pl. check

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopia_mundii

http://pza.sanbi.org/scolopia-mundii

http://www.randomharvest.co.za/en-us/South-African-Indigenous-Plants/Show-Plant/PlantId/103?Plant=Scolopia%20mundii

http://suntrees.co.za/scolopia-mundii-rooipeer-red-pear/

I am not sure.

…, this has been identified as Ilex verticillata by their planthotline.

Common Winterberry.

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Plant for ID : Atlanta, Georgia : 12JAN19 : AK-15 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

Plant with red berries seen in Atlanta during Oct,18.

Ilex verticillata (L.) A.Gray ??

efi page on Ilex verticillata (USA)

Appears close to images at http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d440

Thanks for the link. Yes, it does look close.

Specially the second picture in the link.

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Small Tree for ID : New Jersey : 15SEP19 : AK-02 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Small tree seen in a cultivated garden in June,2017.

With tiny white flowers.

This looks much like Ilex verticillatea

Thanks a lot. The flowers look close to me as well.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos Wikipedia missouribotanicalgarden thespruce NCSU

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