Biology:Ilex kaushue
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Short description: Species of holly
| Ilex kaushue | |
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| Tea made with the dried leaves of Ilex kaushue | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. kaushue
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| Binomial name | |
| Ilex kaushue S.Y.Hu
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| 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 tea 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". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50001154?tab=synonyms. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Shu-kun Chen; Haiying Ma; Yuxing Feng; Gabrielle Barriera; Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. 11. pp. 364, 394. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242326331.
Wikidata ☰ Q11076099 entry
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