Ilex colchica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. colchica |
Binomial name | |
Ilex colchica Pojark. |
Ilex colchica, commonly known as Colchic- or Black Sea holly, is a species of holly native to Bulgaria, Turkey and the Caucasus.
The specific epithet colchica, referring to Colchis, an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea centered in present-day western Georgia.