Ilex obcordata
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Ilex obcordata is a species of holly in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1]
There are two accepted varieties:[1]
- Ilex obcordata var. obcordata – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
- Ilex obcordata var. vaccinioides (Loes.) P.A.GonzálezScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Some consider the Puerto Rican population a separate species, Ilex sintenisii (Urb.) BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., while González-Gutiérrez (2007)[2] and Plants of the World Online consider I. sintenisii to be a synonym of I. obcordata var. obcordata, which occurs on the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola in addition to Puerto Rico.[3]
There are only 150 individuals remaining in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico, restricted to Toro Negro State Forest.[4]
As Ilex sintenisii (Sintenis' holly or cuero de sapo) It is assessed as endangered by the IUCN Red List,[4] and a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[3]
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- ↑ González-Gutiérrez, P.A. 2007. The genus Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) in the Antilles. Harvard Papers in Botany 12(2):435-482.
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