Ilex tarapotina

Ilex tarapotina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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

↑ 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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[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.