Ilex tarapotina

Ilex tarapotina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: I. tarapotina
Binomial name
Ilex tarapotina
Loes.

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

  1. ↑ Shiu Ying Hu (2004). "The Biology of Yaupon". In Charles M. Hudson. Black drink: a native American tea. University of Georgia Press. pp. 10–39. ISBN 978-0-8203-2696-2.


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