Aquifoliales

European holly (Ilex aquifolium ), illustration.

Holly -like ( Aquifoliales ) are an order within the angiosperms ( Magnoliopsida ).

Description

There are mostly woody plants with change-constant fan leaves and very small stipules. The flowers are usually very small. They usually form drupes.

Dissemination

They appear mainly in the tropics.

System

The holly -like are within the Euasteriden II basalste group, ie the sister group of all other Euasteriden II They include five families:

Swell

  • The order of Aquifoliales in APWebsite (English )
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