Ilex brasiliensis, the Brazilian holly, is a species of the genus Ilex in the family Aquifoliaceae.[1]

Ilex brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Ilex brasiliensis
Synonyms[1]

It is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina,[1] and is typically found in Cerrado vegetation.[citation needed]

It is occasionally used as an adulterant in maté.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c M.M. Grandtner; Julien Chevrette (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.