AQUIFOLIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

AQUIFOLIACEAE

Ilex arimensis (Loes.) Britton, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 168 (1930) Syn: Ilex guianensis Kuntze var. arimensis Loes. Common name: Biscuitwood. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Thickets and forest margins. Lower storey of seasonal forest, with palms in marsh forest and savanna, and occasional in lower montane forest. IUCN: LC. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rampanalgas-Toco; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 38% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 63% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 19% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Belmont, Broadway 4052 (BM, K). TRINIDAD: Aripo Road, Broadway 5841 (BM, K); Long Stretch, Broadway 5485 (BM); Cumuto, Broadway 7626 (BM); North Aripo Savanna, near 5 m. p., Broadway 7756 (BM). Global range: Apparently endemic to Trinidad and Tobago.

Ilex guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 113 (1891) Syn: Ilex macoucoua Pers. ; Macoucoua guianensis Aubl. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Urban (Symb. Antill. 8, p. 382) states the species occurs in Tobago. TRINIDAD: Pitch Lake, Gordon s.n. (TRIN 3050); Galfat, Cedros, King s.n. (TRIN 7296); Nariva Swamp, Ramcharan 486 (TRIN); 46mp Manzanilla-Mayaro Rd. Ramcharan 173 (TRIN); Cocal Rd. 46mp, Aitken s.n. (TRIN18184), Irois, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 8479). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Bolivia.

Ilex martiniana D.Don, In Lambert , Pinus (ed. 2) App. 5. (1824) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Palm marsh. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo Savanna, Alexander s.n. (TRIN 5105). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas.

Ilex sideroxyloides (Sw.) Griseb., Goett. Abh. 7: 224 (1857) Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Bleu, Keeler-Wolf 371A (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles.