Ilex kaushue
| Ilex kaushue | |
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| Tea made with the dried leaves of Ilex kaushue | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. kaushue |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex kaushue S.Y.Hu | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ilex kaushue is a species of plant in the holly family, Aquifoliaceae, which is used to make a very bitter infusion called kuding. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam, growing in dense forests, a tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall.[2]
References
- ^ "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Shu-kun Chen; Haiying Ma; Yuxing Feng; Gabrielle Barriera; Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. Vol. 11. pp. 364, 394.