Characteristics
Dicots
Ilex cassine L. var. myrtifolia (Walter)Sarg.
MYRTLE DAHOON
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This taxon is interfertile and introgresses with I. cassine var. cassine (Wunderlin & Poppleton 1977).
Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
AQUIFOLIALES
Ilex cassine L. var. myrtifolia (Walter)Sarg. - MYRTLE DAHOON
Citation
ILEX CASSINE Linnaeus, var. MYRTIFOLIA (Walter) Sargent, Gard. & Forest 2: 616. 1889.
Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788
SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Francis Marion National Forest, 1.6 mi. N of Honey Hill, 27 Aug 1967, Bozeman 11368 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: MICH, NCU, NY). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 479. 2008.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Baker
USF
 
Bay
FLAS
 
Bradford
USF
 
Calhoun
USF
 
Clay
FLAS
 
Columbia
FLAS
 
Duval
USF
 
Escambia
FLAS
 
Flagler
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Ilex cassine subsp. myrtifolia
Ilex cassine Linnaeus, subsp. myrtifolia (Walter) E. Murray, Kalmia 13: 8. 1983.
BASIONYM: Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788.
 
Ilex cassine var. parvifolia
Ilex cassine Linnaeus, var. parvifolia C. K. Schneider, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 160. 1907, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Ilex dahoon Walter, var. parvifolia K. Koch 1869, nom. illegit.; Ilex dahoon Walter, var. myrtifolia (Walter) Chapman 1860; Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788.
 
Ilex dahoon var. myrtifolia
Ilex dahoon Walter, var. myrtifolia (Walter) Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 269. 1860.
BASIONYM: Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788.
 
Ilex dahoon var. parvifolia
Ilex dahoon Walter, var. parvifolia K. Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 225. 1869, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Ilex dahoon Walter, var. myrtifolia (Walter) Chapman 1860; Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788.
 
Ilex myrtifolia
Ilex myrtifolia Walter, Fl. Carol. 241. 1788.
 
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Francis Marion National Forest, 1.6 mi. N of Honey Hill, 27 Aug 1967, Bozeman 11368 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: MICH, NCU, NY). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 479. 2008.
Ilex myrtifolia forma lowei
Ilex myrtifolia Walter, forma lowei S. F. Blake, Rhodora 26: 231. 1924.
 
TYPE: GEORGIA: Appling Co.: Baxley, Nov 1923, Lowe s.n. (holotype: US; isotypes: A, GH, NY).
Ilex rosmarinifolia
Ilex rosmarinifolia Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 356. 1792.
 
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Alachua, Albemarle, Baker, Baldwin, Bamberg, Berkeley, Bradford, Brunswick, Calhoun, Charlton, Duval, Flagler, Franklin, Geneva, Gulf, Houston, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Liberty/Wakulla/Leon, Nassau, Okaloosa, Onslow, Orange, St. Johns, Taylor

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1909 - 2014

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Alabama
 
s.d.
54838
Collector unspecified on label
USA
Alabama
Baldwin Co.
16 May 1971
46184
A. M. Evans
Field lable no. 46184.
USA
Alabama
Geneva Co.
07 Jun 1969
35124
R. Kral
USA
Alabama
Houston Co.
06 Dec 2011
21730
A. R. Diamond
USA
Florida
 
15 Oct 1947
s.n.
F. Ruff
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
24 May 1930
s.n.
M. Mulvania
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
01 Jun 1930
s.n.
M. Mulvania
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
17 Apr 2007
15422
C. Slaughter
USA
Florida
Bradford Co.
08 May 1965
19974
I. L. Wiggins
USA
Florida
Calhoun Co.
21 May 1976
75029b
R. K. Godfrey
Plant Photos
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 86
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 98
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 270
Ilex_cassine_myrt2.jpg
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 295
Ilex_cassine_myrt4.jpg
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 313
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