Ilex brasiliensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Aquifoliales
Familia: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: Ilex brasiliensis

Name

Ilex brasiliensis (Spreng.) Loes.

References

* H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1:220. 1897
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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Ilex brasiliensis, "Brazilian holly," is a species of Ilex genus in the Aquifoliaceae family, which is native from Brazil, typically in Cerrado vegetation. It is occasionally used as an adulterant in maté.
See also

List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil