Himalayan Holly Botanical name: Ilex dipyrena Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) Synonyms: Ilex dentonii

Common name: Himalayan Holly

Botanical name: Ilex dipyrena    

Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)

Synonyms: Ilex dentonii

Location-HP Chamba

DOC:-12/02/2021

Occurence:-1500-3000Meter

Flowering:-April-July

Himalayan Holly is a moderate-sized evergreen tree with light gray smooth bark, and with dark glossy green, very leathery, elliptic leaves with strong thorny teeth on the margins. Flowers are greenish-white, about 6 mm across, in small rounded stalkless clusters in leaf axils, about 1 cm. Flowers have 4 obovate petals. Leaves are 5-10 cm long, paler beneath, spineless on older trees. Fruit is red when ripe, spherical, 6 mm across. The fruits are ripe in December, and the holly-like spiny and tough leaves with attractive red berries are often sold as Christmas decorations. Himalayan Holly is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SW China.

From @ Gajendra Varma