Ilex guianensis
(Aubl.) Kuntze
Maconcona
AquifoliaceaeLeaves
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Julien Piolain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Julien Piolain
(c) Julien Piolain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Julien Piolain
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Robin Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Heymans
(c) Robin Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Heymans
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Jan Meerman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jan Meerman
(c) Jan Meerman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jan Meerman
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Central America, Dominican Republic, India, Panama, West Indies,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical shrub or small tree growing to 4 m tall with small white flowers, belonging to the holly family.
Notes
There are about 400 Ilex species.
Names & Synonyms
Jakein
Ilex acuminata Benth.and others
References (2)
- Kumar, Y J. et al, 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Meghalaya: Plants used by "War jaintia" of Jaintia Hill District. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 11 No. 1 pp 65- (As Ilex acuminata)
- Phawa, G. M., Dkhar, E. K. & Marbaniang, D., 2019, Indigenous Wild Edible Plants of Bataw Village, East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya. International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities. 7(2) (As Ilex acuminata)
