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Alyxia ilicifolia
Also called Chain fruit, Chainfruit
Native holly is a rainforest shrub or small tree from the wet tropics of northeast Queensland, grown mainly as a native garden plant. It suits shaded, humid spots with well-drained soil and is best kept in mind for cool, moist conditions.
Alyxia ilicifolia, commonly known as native holly, is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae, found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described by German-born Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864.
This species is restricted to rainforest on the coastal ranges of northeast Queensland above 600 m (2,000 ft), from about Cooktown south to about Cardwell. It is usually found on soils derived from granite.
Alyxia bracteolosa · Sea Box · Alyxia grandis · Alyxia magnifolia · Alyxia menglungensis · Chain Fruit · Chain Fruit · Chainfruit · Bead Vine · Chain fruit · Alyxia Vine · Maile
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alyxia ilicifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
