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 maté and sometimes confused with the yerba maté (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.

Ilex theezans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. theezans
Binomial name
Ilex theezans

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.

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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.