EYE-leks or EYE-liks -- classical Latin name for the holm oak (Quercus ilex), which shares similar prickly evergreen foliage with true hollies ... compiled from the web
den-tik-yoo-LAY-tuh or den-tik-yoo-LAH-tuh -- Latin: finely toothed ... compiled from the web
commonly known as: Nilgiri holly
known for / parts made use of: wood (timber), leaves ... compiled from the web
botanical names: Ilex denticulata Wall. ex Wight ... heterotypic synonyms: Ilex nilagirica Miq. ex Hook.f. ... POWO, retrieved November 13, 2026
known for / parts made use of: wood (timber), leaves ... compiled from the web
Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Nilgiri holly
- Flowers of India ... (accessed: November 13, 2026)
VERNACULAR OBSCURITY
Ilex denticulata is a high-altitude specialist largely absent from mainstream ethnobotanical records. Restricted to remote upper-montane shola and evergreen forests between 1,600 and 2,500 meters across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, it seldom intersects with everyday human settlements or traditional medicine. While lower-elevation relatives like Ilex wightiana and Ilex malabarica carry documented regional names, no verified Kannada, Malayalam, or Tamil names have been recorded for this species — nor under its historical synonym, Ilex nilagirica. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; non-endemic to India, known to be distributed outside India.
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.10; last update Oct. 29th, 2026. Last accessed 13/11/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ... (downloaded: Oct 4, 2020)
- BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: November 13, 2026)
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Created on: 18:32 13-11-2026 ¦ Last updated: 20:22 13-11-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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