Ilex paraguariensis(ILEPA)
Overview Last modification: 2002-03-01
- EPPO code: ILEPA
- Preferred name: Ilex paraguariensis
- Authority: St-Hilaire
Native to Paraguay, Argentina and southern Brazil. Now widely cultivated in South America for the beverage made from its leaves
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Ilex paraguayensis | Hooker |
| Ilex paraguensis | D. Don |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| mate | English |
| paraguay tea | English |
| yerba tea | English |
| Matebaum | German |
| Mate-Teestrauch | German |
| maté | French |
| thé du Paraguay | French |
| hierba mate | Spanish |
| mate | Spanish |
| té de los Jesuitas | Spanish |
| té del Paraguay | Spanish |
| mate | Italian |
| tè dei Gesuiti | Italian |
| tè del Paraguay | Italian |
| matee | Dutch |
| caá | Portuguese (BR) |
| erva-mate | Portuguese (BR) |
| matte | Swedish |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Campanulids (
1CMPD )
Order
Aquifoliales (
1AQIO )
Family
Aquifoliaceae (
1AQIF )
Genus
Ilex (
1ILEG )
Species
Ilex paraguariensis (
ILEPA )