Ilex brasiliensis

Ilex brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: I. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Ilex brasiliensis
(Spreng.) Loes.

Ilex brasiliensis, "Brazilian holly," is a species of Ilex genus in the Aquifoliaceae family.

It is native to Brazil, typically in Cerrado vegetation.

It is occasionally used as an adulterant in maté.

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