Ilex taubertiana

Ilex taubertiana is a species of flowering plant of the family Aquifoliaceae.^[2][3] It is native to Brazil, typically in Atlantic Forest, where it is found in montane rain forests and cloud forests.^[1]

Ilex taubertiana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. taubertiana
Binomial name
Ilex taubertiana Loes.
Synonyms[2]
Ilex kleinii Edwin

It is occasionally used to adulterate maté.^[4]