Ilex theezans
| Ilex theezans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. theezans |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex theezans | |
Ilex theezans, also I. theæzans and I. theazans, is a species of the genus Ilex in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to Brazil and typically found in its Atlantic Forest.[1][2] It is sometimes used as an adulterant of mate and sometimes confused with the yerba mate (I. paraguarensis). In Brazil, it is sometimes called orelha-de-mico; but is more often simply known as congonha ("holly") or caúna (along with I. dumosa.
The species includes the subspecies I. theezans hieronymiana; the varieties I. theezans var. acrodonta, augusti, fertilis, gracilior, grandifolia, leptopylla, pachypylla, typica, and warmingiana; and the forms I. theezans f. glabra and puberula.
References
- ^ Grandtner, M. M. Chevrette, Julien. (2013-09-21). Dictionary of trees. nomenclature, taxonomy and ecology : with names in Latin, English, French, Spanish, and more. ISBN 9780123969545. OCLC 861537228.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kim, Hye Kyong; Saifullah; Khan, Saifullah; Wilson, Erica G.; Kricun, Sergio D. Prat; Meissner, Axel; Goraler, Sibel; Deelder, André M.; Choi, Young Hae; Verpoorte, Robert (May 2010). "Metabolic classification of South American Ilex species by NMR-based metabolomics". Phytochemistry. 71 (7): 773–784. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.02.001. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 20199787.