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Ilex jamaicana (Ilex jamaicana)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: berries Ilex jamaicana is a plant species in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss. Ilex or holly is a genus of about 480 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Aquifoliales

            • Family: Aquifoliaceae

              • Genus: Ilex