Ilex ternatiflora
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| Ilex ternatiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | †I. ternatiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ilex ternatiflora (C. Wright) R.A. Howard
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Ilex ternatiflora is an extinct holly in the family Aquifoliaceae. It was endemic to a single location in Las Pozas in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. It went extinct due to habitat destruction.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Modern taxonomy places this species as a synonym of Elaeodendron xylocarpum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Ilex ternatiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33660A9801330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33660A9801330.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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