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Ilex megaphylla is a tree in the holly family, endemic to limestone hills in Sarawak, Borneo, where it can reach about 8 metres with very large leathery leaves. It is a wild rainforest species rarely if ever cultivated, so practical growing advice is limited.
Ilex megaphylla is a tree in the holly family Aquifoliaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet megaphylla means 'large leaves'.
Ilex megaphylla is endemic to Borneo, where it is confined to Sarawak. It is only found in Gunung Buda National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park, where species populations are adequately conserved. Its habitat is on hills and cliffs of limestone, at elevations of around 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
Ilex abscondita · Ilex acutidenticulata · Ilex affinis · Ilex altiplana · Carolina holly · Sarvis holly · Ilex amygdalina · Ilex andicola · Hawai'i holly · Ilex anonoides · English holly · Ilex aracamuniana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex megaphylla 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.
