Ilex tarapotina
Appearance
Ilex tarapotina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. tarapotina
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Binomial name | |
Ilex tarapotina |
Ilex tarapotina is a species of holly used in northern Peru[1] to make a special type of maté known as “té o’ maté” which is said to produce unknown effects.
References
[edit]- ^ Shiu Ying Hu (2004). "The Biology of Yaupon". In Charles M. Hudson (ed.). Black drink: a native American tea. University of Georgia Press. pp. 10–39. ISBN 978-0-8203-2696-2.