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.

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

References

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  1. ^ Shiu Ying Hu (2004). "The Biology of Yaupon". In Charles M. Hudson (ed.). Black drink: a native American tea. University of Georgia Press. pp. 10–39. ISBN 978-0-8203-2696-2.