Ilex argentina, commonly known as Argentina holly, is a species of tree native to northwestern Argentina and Bolivia.[1]

Ilex argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. argentina
Binomial name
Ilex argentina
Lillo
Synonyms[2]
  • Ilex herzogii Loes.
  • Ilex tucumanensis Speg.

It is native to the Bolivian and Southern Andean Yungas, humid montane forests along the eastern slope of the Andes and Sierras Pampeanas mountain ranges. It is found between 900 and 1800 meters elevation in the Southern Andean Yungas, and up to 2300 meters elevation in the Bolivian Yungas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Ilex argentina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20678583A20694721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20678583A20694721.en. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Ilex argentina Lillo". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 April 2022. [1]