Ilex brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Ilex brasiliensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Ilex brasiliensis, the Brazilian holly, is a species of the genus Ilex in the family Aquifoliaceae. [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.