Ilex mitis schliebenii (Ilex mitis schliebenii)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: berries Ilex mitis (commonly called Cape holly,African holly,waterboom or umDuma) is a tall,dense,evergreen tree that is indigenous to Southern Africa.It makes an excellent fast-growing hedge for gardens - growing tall,straight and dense. Ilex or holly is a genus of about 480 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Aquifoliales
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Family: Aquifoliaceae
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Genus: Ilex
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