What are the types of holly?

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scale star tree (plum leaf holly)

Ficus holly

Guangdong Holly

Big leaf holly

dwarf holly

iron holly

Sichuan Holly

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Plum holly: a deciduous shrub, 3 meters high. Branchlets are hairless and green. Ficus holly: evergreen tree, 12 meters high. Branchlets yellowish brown or reddish brown, hairless. Guangdong Holly: small evergreen tree, 10 meters high. The bark is dark gray. Big-leaf holly: up to 20 meters tall, with gray-black bark. Dwarf holly: 2 to 6 meters tall. The bark is chestnut brown, without lenticels.

scale star tree (plum leaf holly)

There are many types of holly. Common holly types include plum-leaf holly, gray holly, banyan holly, fine-flowered holly, Guangdong holly, and large-leaf holly (kudingcha).

Scale Star Tree (Plum Leaf Holly)

Deciduous shrub, 3 meters high. There are long branches and short branches. The branchlets are hairless, green, and brown after drying. They all have obvious white lenticels, and the long branches are slender.

Produced in Xianju, Longquan, Qingyuan, Taishun and other places. It grows in valleys, roadside bushes or broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 400 to 1,000 meters. Distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi.

The roots are used medicinally and have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and blood stasis; the leaves contain ursolic acid, which has certain effects on coronary heart disease and angina pectoris.

Ficus holly

Evergreen Arbor, 12 meters high. Branchlets yellowish brown or reddish brown, hairless.

The leaves are leathery and are produced in Kaihua, Xianju, Linhai, Suichang, Songyang, Longquan, Qingyuan, Yunhe, Jingning, Jinyun, Lishui, Ruian, Wencheng, Taishun and Pingyang, etc. .

Grows in valleys, streams or shrubs at an altitude of 400 to 800 meters.

Distributed in provinces, regions and Taiwan south of the Yangtze River Basin. Japan also has it. The wood has straight grain, fine structure, and medium material. It can be used for furniture making, joinery, art, etc.

Guangdong Holly

Evergreen small Tree, 10 meters high. The bark is dark gray.

The branchlets are ribbed, black when dry, and covered with rusty or yellow-brown pubescence.

Produced in Longquan, Qingyuan, Taishun, Wencheng, Pingyang and other places.

Grows in sparse forests on slopes, valleys, and ravines at an altitude of 250 to 900 meters.

Distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

Big-leaved Holly

Evergreen Large tree, up to 20 meters high. The bark is gray-black and completely hairless.

The branchlets are thick, yellowish-brown, with longitudinal cracks and ribs.

Grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests on hillsides and valleys at an altitude of 250 to 800 meters, and is also commonly cultivated next to houses.

Distributed in all provinces along the Yangtze River Basin and Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Japan also has it.

The leaves and fruits are used for medicinal purposes and can also be used as garden greening trees.

Dwarf Holly

Deciduous shrub or Small tree, 2~6 meters high. The bark is chestnut brown, without lenticels.

The branchlets are slender and densely pubescent. Produced in Jinhua, Suichang, Songyang, Longquan, Qingyuan, Yunhe, Jingning, Lishui, Taishun, Pingyang and other places.

Grows in hillside shrubs at an altitude of 200 to 900 meters. Distributed in Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi.