Ilex brachyphylla (Hand.-Mazz.) S. Y. Hu

Trees evergreen, small, 4-15 m tall. Branchlets castaneous, terete, longitudinally angular and sulcate, glabrous, lenticels absent; terminal buds lanceolate, bud scales glabrous, ciliate. Petiole 6-9 mm, abaxially plicate-rugose, adaxially deeply sulcate, glabrous throughout; leaf blade green, oblong-ovate, 5-9 × 2-3.5 cm, leathery, both surfaces glabrous, midvein narrowly impressed adaxially, lateral veins 6 or 7 pairs, evident abaxially, obscure adaxially, base rounded or obtuse, margin serrate, apex acuminate or abruptly acuminate, acumen 1-1.2 cm. Male inflorescences: cymes of order 1(or 2), 1(-3)-flowered, fasciculate, axillary on second and third year’s branchlets; persistent bud scales ovate, ca. 2 mm in diam., apex obtuse; bracts ovate-deltoid, ca. 2 mm, membranous, apex obtuse, with 2 stipulelike appendages, ciliate; peduncles ca. 1 mm, pubescent; pedicels 1-3 mm, pubescent; bracteoles 2, median, submedian, or rarely close to calyx, ovate, strongly keeled, apex obtuse, ciliate; flowers yellowish, 4-merous; calyx patelliform, ca. 2.5 mm in diam., glabrous, deeply 4-lobed, lobes suborbicular or broadly ovate, ca. 1 × 1 mm, ciliate; corolla 8-9 mm in diam., petals 4, oblong, ca. 3.5 mm, basally slightly connate, apex sparsely ciliate; stamens ca. as long as or slightly longer than petals, anthers oblong; rudimentary ovary globose, ca. 1 mm in diam., densely puberulent on apical half. Female flowers and fruit not known. Fl. Apr, fr. unknown.

SW Hunan (Wugang).

● Forests on mountain slopes; 800-1300 m.

Ilex ficoidea Hemsley var. brachyphylla Handel-Mazzetti, Symb. Sin. 7: 658. 1933.

Ilex brachyphylla is a type of holly - a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to China where it grows as a shrub or small tree from 4 to 15 m (13 to 49 ft) in height. It has leathery glossy green leaves which have serrated edges and a sharp point. Although male flowers have been described, the Flora of China records that female flowers have not been observed and neither has the fruit. It is rare and an endangered species found only on mountain slopes in south-west Hunan province.

Ilex brachyphylla là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Aquifoliaceae. Loài này được (Hand.-Mazz.) S.Y. Hu mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1950.

短叶冬青（学名：Ilex brachyphylla）为冬青科冬青属的植物，是中国的特有植物。分布于中国大陆的湖南等地，生长于海拔1,250米至1,300米的地区，见于山坡林中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。