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Ilex cymosa
In Singapore: Marsh Holly, Mensirah, Mesirah, Timah-timah (Native to Singapore, Least Concern)
Ilex cymosa, Marsh Holly, is a large evergreen tree from Southeast Asia that can reach 30 m, grown mainly for its timber and in wet tropical habitats. It is not a common garden plant, so it suits only warm, humid, frost-free climates and is best grown from seed or cuttings in such settings.
Ilex cymosa is a tree in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to Southeast Asia. The specific epithet cymosa refers to the cymous form of the inflorescence.
Ilex cymosa is native to an area from Myanmar in the north; south and east through mainland and maritime Southeast Asia; to the Solomon Islands in the east. The species is found in a variety of habitats including in sandy areas, mangrove forests, swamps and hilly dipterocarp forests.
Ilex cymosa is harvested for its timber. The tree's roots are locally used for medicinal purposes.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex cymosa 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.
