Ilex latifolia?(tarajo holly?or?tarajo;?: ¶àÁ_È~?(¤¿¤é¤è¤¦,?³Ù²¹°ù²¹²â¨),?: ´óÒ¶¶¬Çà?d¨¤ y¨¨ d¨ngq¨©ng) is a species of?, native to southern??(?south to?) and eastern and southern??(?south to??and west to?), growing in broadleaf forests at altitudes of 200¨C1,500 m.
It is a small to medium-sized ??growing to 10¨C20 m tall with a trunk up to 60?cm diameter. The??is dark brown, with a rough surface. The??are alternate, broad lanceolate to ovate-oblong, 8¨C24?cm long and 4¨C8?cm broad (among the largest of any species of holly), glossy dark green above, paler below, with a thick, leathery texture and serrated (but not spiny) margins. The??are yellowish-green, with a four-lobed corolla, produced in late spring; it is?, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The??is a??7?mm diameter, ripening orange-red to dark red in winter, and containing four?; they are often produced in dense clusters on the stems.
Cultivation and uses
It is cultivated as an??in parks and temple gardens.?The leaves may be infused to make tea ("bitter nail tea"?k¨³ d¨©ng ch¨¢).