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