Ilex obcordata

Ilex obcordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. obcordata
Binomial name
Ilex obcordata
Varieties[2]
  • Ilex obcordata var. obcordata
  • Ilex obcordata var. vaccinioides (Loes.) P.A.González
Synonyms[3][4]

of var. obcordata:

  • Braxylis obcordata Raf.
  • Ilex cristalensis Loes.
  • Ilex cuneifolia Hook.
  • Ilex ekmaniana Loes.
  • Ilex ekmaniana var. regnelliana Loes.
  • Ilex formonica Loes.
  • Ilex shaferi Britton & P.Wilson
  • Ilex sintenisii (Urb.) Britton
  • Vaccinium sintenisii Urb.

of var. vaccinioides:

  • Ilex vaccinioides Loes.

Ilex obcordata is a species of holly in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[2]

There are two accepted varieties:[2]

  • Ilex obcordata var. obcordata – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
  • Ilex obcordata var. vaccinioides (Loes.) P.A.González – Jamaica and Puerto Rico

Some consider the Puerto Rican population a separate species, Ilex sintenisii (Urb.) Britton, while González-Gutiérrez (2007)[5] and Plants of the World Online consider I. sintenisii to be a synonym of I. obcordata var. obcordata, which occurs on the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola in addition to Puerto Rico.[6]

There are only 150 individuals remaining in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico, restricted to Toro Negro State Forest.[1]

As Ilex sintenisii (Sintenis' holly or cuero de sapo) It is assessed as endangered by the IUCN Red List,[1] and a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ilex sintenisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34046A9834143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34046A9834143.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ilex obcordata Sw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Ilex obcordata var. obcordata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Ilex obcordata var. vaccinioides (Loes.) P.A.González". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ González-Gutiérrez, P.A. 2007. The genus Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) in the Antilles. Harvard Papers in Botany 12(2):435-482.
  6. ^ a b "Ilex sintenisii Guayabota-Pequena". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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