Ilex dicarpa Y.R. Li

Hong, De-Yuan, 2015, A taxonomical revision of Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) in the Pan-Himalaya and unraveling its distribution patterns, Phytotaxa 230 (2), pp. 151-171 : 157

6. Ilex dicarpa Y.R. Li (1981: 352, fig. 2). Type:— CHINA. Xizang (Tibet), Mêdog , 1600 m, 20. Aug. 1974, Qinghai-Xizang Exped. 74–4435 (holotype: KUN; isotype: PE)

In the protologue of Ilex dicarpa, Li (1981) compared her plant with I. intermedia Loesener (1901: 273) , and Chen et al. (2008) placed this species in I. sect. Ilex . However, this plant is actually closely related to I. triflora and I. szechwanensis . The three all have flowers on the current year’s shoots, and their leaves are glandular-punctate on the lower surface, which was overlooked by Li (1981). Therefore, I. dicarpa should be placed in I. sect. Paltoria (Ruiz Lopez & Pavon 1794: 13) Maximowicz (1881: 20), rather than in I. sect. Ilex .

Representative specimens examined:— YARLUNG ZANGBO–BRAHMAPUTRA: Baibung, 910 m, thickets, 29. Oct. 1992, H. Sun et al. 0714 (KUN); loc. eodem, 1000 m, 10. Oct. 1992, H. Sun et al. 0294 (KUN); Geling, 1600 m, 27. Dec. 1992, H. Sun et al. 2736 (KUN); loc. eodem, 1600 m, 27. Dec. 1992, H. Sun et al. 2772 (KUN).