title: Ilex integra
text: # Ilex integra
  
  Ilex integra, the elegance female holly, also called mochi tree, is an ornamental tree of the holly genus, which is native to parts of Asia, including Korea; Taiwan; the mid-southern regions of China; and Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan. Its flower is light yellow. The species was botanically described in 1784.
  
  ## Uses
  
  The bark of the Ilex integra is an ingredient in birdlime, and it is also sometimes planted as a sacred tree.
  
  * Ilex integra
  