Ilex cymosa is a tree in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to Southeast Asia.

The specific epithet cymosa refers to the cymous form of the inflorescence.

[3] Ilex cymosa grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall.

The inflorescences, in cymes, feature green to white flowers.

[3] Ilex cymosa is native to an area from Myanmar in the north; south and east through mainland and maritime Southeast Asia; to the Solomon Islands in the east.