Abstract
Two names of Ilex L. (Aquifoliaceae) were published at the end of the 19 th century for New Caledonia. We confirm placing Ilex neocaledonica Maxim. under Ilex sebertii Pancher, a synonymy proposed in 1901. Both names are lectotypified. The single New Caledonian endemic species is represented on mainland Grande Terre both on ultramafic and nonultramafic substrates but appears quite variable morphologically.