Ilex perado

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ilex perado, Ait. (I. maderensis, Lam.). Shrub or tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. ovate, obovate or oval to oblong- lanceolate, spiny-dentate, or dentate-serrate with short spines, sometimes entire, spiny-pointed, or sometimes obtuse or even emarginate, glossy above, reticulate below, 2-4 or sometimes to 6 in. long, the blade decurrent into the margined petiole deeply channelled above: fr. dark red or nearly black, 1 ½ in. across. Madera, Canary Isls., and Azores. L.B.C. 6:549. B.M. 4079. G.C. III. 34:317. Gn. 69:205. G.M. 48:150. Ilex perado var. platyphylla, Loes. (I. platyphylla, Webb. & Berth.). Lvs. ovate, rarely oblong, 4-8 in. long, in the staminate plant smaller, entire or spiny dentate-serrate with irregular short teeth. Ilex aquifolium var. variegata, Hort. (I. maderensis variegata, Hort.). Lvs. 2 ½ -3 in. long, with rather evenly arranged spiny teeth, with a golden blotch mixed with pale green in the center.


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