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| Family | Aquifoliaceae |
| Basionym | Ilex ambigua Chapm. fo. channellii Edwin |
| Original Identification | Ilex ambigua (Michx.) Chapm f. channellii Edwin |
| Current Taxon | Ilex buswellii Small |
| Protologue Citation | Rhodora 59(697): 23. 1957. |
| Holotype/Isotype | Isotype |
| DUKE Accession Number | 158251 |
| Comments | |
| Primary Collector | R. B. Channell |
| Collector Number | 2440 |
| Collection Date | 16 Aug 1953 |
| Country | United States |
| Province/State | Mississippi |
| Plant Location Notes | Locally abundant under open stand of Pinus palustris (with wire grass, Styrax, I. glabra & Nyssa scrub), on sandy terrace sloping to wet area containing I. myrtifolia, I. coriacea, Hypericum shrubs, Sarracenia Sledgei, S. purpurea, S. paittacina & Marshallia graminifolia. Collected with Delzie Demaree & Richard L. Diener from approximately the north-south center of the county: about 1 1/2 m. w. of the Alabama state line, about 3 1/2 mi. n. of Pecan & about 1 1/2 mi. n. of U. S. Highway 90. |
| Plant Description Notes | Plants to 10 ft. tall, rather slender, open; fruits yellow-orange-red. |
| DUKE Barcode | DUKE 0000113 |
| Broad geographical location | North America |
