Ilex taubertiana

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Ilex taubertiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. taubertiana
Binomial name
Ilex taubertiana

Ilex taubertiana is a species in the genus Ilex of the family Aquifoliaceae. It is native to Brazil, typically in Atlantic Forest, where it is found in montane rain forests and cloud forests.[1]

It is occasionally used to adulterate maté.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Ilex taubertiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T149202380A149202382. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149202380A149202382.en. Accessed 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ M.M. Grandtner; Julien Chevrette (21 September 2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.