Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
December 1773
Primary Source Reference:
"Vegetaux de St. Domingue ramassées dans mon Second voyage," December 1773, Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, No. 55, p. 4
Notes:
Trans.: A species of small holly with long leaves.
There are fifteen species of the genus Ilex (holly) found on Hispaniola, one of which is pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Caribbean holly
Current Scientific Name
Ilex macfadyenii
