Scientific Name: Alchornea ilicifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    al-CORN-ee-ah ill-iss-ee-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Native Holly
  • Type:
    Shrub or small tree
  • Family:
    EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Creamish-green, November to December
  • Fruit:
    Globular, brown, 3-lobed capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and Dry Rainforests and magrin of scrub along watercourses,
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Janet, Batianoff 87, NNP Tanglewood, Dandaloo, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Branchlets often dotted with elongated lenticels Minute stipules present in leaf axils||

Landscaping Notes

Indoor/pot plant potential.||Bushy or leggy shrub with interesting foliage.||Propagation is from seed, ripening at any time, which germinates reliably though slowly; and from cuttings, which strike readily. Semi-shade is preferred in the garden, and it will tolerate all soil types.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||