Ilex longecaudata H.F.Comber

 
  • Family : AQUIFOLIACEAE
    (Holly Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ILEX FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Aquifoliaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ilex longecaudata H.F.Comber
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree; Branchlets slender, glabrous, more or less striate, young branches dark brown becomes grey with age; Leaves evergreen, lanceolate or elliptic, 6–10 cm long × 1.3–2.6 cm wide, thinly coriaceous, margin entire, slightly recurved, apex very long-acuminate, acumen 1.5–2 cm long, about 2 mm wide, base broadly cuneate, upp er surface glabrous, shining olive-colored when dry, lower surface paler, distinctly punctate, petiole channelled, 7-12mm long; Inflorescence axillary, , crowded, 3 or 4 flowers per inflorescence, axillary branch short, or nearly absent, rarely elongated, leafy, peduncle 2-5mm long, slender, glabrous; Flowers tetra- or pentamerous, 5-7mm diameter, greenish-yellow, pedicel about 2mm long; Calyx about 3mm diameter, sepals suborbicular, glabrous; Petals ovate, about 2.5 mm long × 2 mm wide; Stamens slightly shorter than the petals; Pistillode somewhat lobed, truncate.
  • Distribution :
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Native : China, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : E. Assam to China (Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume I. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ilex longecaudata
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ilex longecaudata. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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