| Ilex sinica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. sinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex sinica | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Ilex sinica is a species of flowering plant in the holly family, Aquifoliaceae . [3] It is native to Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of China. [2] A morphological and genetic study showed that it is basal in its genus. [4]