Hyperbaena ilicifolia

Hyperbaena ilicifolia is a shrub or tree that grows up to 10 metres (33 ft) high. The trunk is up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide. The branches are subcylindrical and greyish. The leaves are stiff, leathery, ovate, 1.7–20 centimetres (0.67–7.87 in) long, 1.2–16.5 centimetres (0.47–6.50 in) wide, and have spiny or toothed edges. The stem is 0.5–4 centimetres (0.20–1.57 in) long. The male inflorescence is a spike or raceme, and usually clustered. It grows on a stem that is up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The flower stems are up to 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long. The male flowers are greenish-white or yellow, and have six sepals. The outer sepals are obovate-elliptic, around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, and around 0.8 millimetres (0.031 in) wide. The inner sepals are broadly obovate, around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, and around 1.3 millimetres (0.051 in) wide. The male flowers have zero, three, or six petals, which are obovate-oblong, around 0.6 millimetres (0.024 in) long, and around 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) wide. The male flowers have six stamens. The female inflorescences are usually clustered spikes, which grow on 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in) stems. The flower stems are up to 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long. The female flowers are greenish-white or yellow, and have six sepals. …

Hyperbaena ilicifolia is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of southwest Mexico. It grows in tropical deciduous forests and on beaches, at elevations of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft).