''Ilex arnhemensis'' is the only species of '' Ilex'' (holly) native to

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. Native to coastal and riverine habitats in the

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north of

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, the

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and

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, it grows as a tree up to 25 metres high. This species was first published by

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

in 1861, under the name ''Byronia arnhemensis''; and transferred in '' Ilex'' in 1890. Vernacular names include northern holly.

References

* * arnhemensis Asterids of Australia Eudicots of Western Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{WesternAustralia-plant-stub