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Ilex purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. purpurea
Binomial name
Ilex purpurea Hassk.[1]
Synonyms
Ilex chinensis auct. Ilex oldhamii Miq. Ilex purpurea var. oldhamii (Miq.) Loes.[1]

Ilex purpurea is a species of holly, a flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae.

Medicinal uses

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name dōng qīng (Chinese: 冬青).

See also

• Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs

References

From Wikispecies

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids II
Ordo: Aquifoliales
Familia: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: Ilex purpurea

Name

Ilex purpurea Hassk.

References

• Cat. hort. bot. bogor. 230. 1844
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]