Ilex ternatiflora is an extinct holly in the family Aquifoliaceae. It was endemic to a single location in Las Pozas in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. It went extinct due to habitat destruction.[1]

Ilex ternatiflora

Extinct (late 1800s)  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. ternatiflora
Binomial name
Ilex ternatiflora
(C. Wright) R.A. Howard

Taxonomy

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Modern taxonomy places this species as a synonym of Elaeodendron xylocarpum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Ilex ternatiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33660A9801330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33660A9801330.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.