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Ilex pernyi
Also called Perny Holly
Perny's holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree from western China, growing 10–15 m tall in the wild, with small spiny leaves and red berries on female plants. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in western Europe and is hardy in temperate gardens.
Ilex pernyi (Perny's holly) is a species in the Ilex (holly) genus and the family Aquifoliaceae. It was discovered by the French Jesuit missionary and botanist Paul-Hubert Perny and named after him by Adrien René Franchet.
This evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 10–15 m tall occurs in central and south-west of China, specifically in Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The leaves are smaller than those of most other hollies, 1.5–3 cm long, diamond-shaped, with five (occasionally three or seven) sharp spines on the margins. The small flowers are yellow, and berries on the female plants are red. It is widespread, and currently considered to be of least concern.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex pernyi 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.
