Ilex brasiliensis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
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]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.

It is occasionally used as an adulterant in maté.
References

M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America. p. 314. ISBN 978-0123969545.