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Ilex mitis (mountain winterberry; mountain holly)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ilex mitis (commonly called Cape holly, African holly, waterboom or umDuma) is a tall, dense, evergreen tree that is indigenous to Southern Africa. It makes an excellent fast-growing hedge for gardens - growing tall, straight and dense.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  990 lbf (449 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
4FORAGING ECOLOGY OF THREE SYMPATRIC TURACOS IN A MONTANE FOREST IN RWANDA, CHIN SUN AND TIMOTHY C. MOERMOND, The Auk 114(3):396-404, 1997
5The feeding ecology of Eidolon dupreanum (Pteropodidae) in eastern Madagascar, Monica Picot, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Olga Ramilijaona, Paul A. Racey and Stephanie M. Carrière, African Journal of Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 4, pages 645–650, December 2007
6del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
7Not rare, but threatened: the endemic Madagascar flying fox Pteropus rufus in a fragmented landscape, Richard K.B. Jenkins, Daudet Andriafidison, H. Julie Razafimanahaka, Andriamanana Rabearivelo, Noromampiandra Razafindrakoto, Zo Ratsimandresy, Rabe H. Andrianandrasana, Emilienne Razafimahatratra and Paul A. Racey, Oryx Vol 41 No 2 April 2007
8Diet and feeding patterns in the kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji) in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands: a first analysis, Tim R. B. Davenport, Daniela W. De Luca, Claire E. Bracebridge, Sophy J. Machaga, Noah E. Mpunga, Omari Kibure, Yahya S. Abeid, Primates (2010) 51:213–220
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0