| Dicotyledon | Literature for Ilex paraguariensis
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Aquifoliaceae -- The Holly Family | Bibliography |
| Ilex paraguariensis | |
Common name(s): holly, Paraguay tea, Yerba mate |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to Paraguay and adjacent Argentina and Brazil.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on O`ahu. | |
| Habit |
Evergreen shrubs or small trees 4-7 m tall. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves dark green, coriaceous, elliptic to obovate, 2.5-13(-25) cm long, 2-6.4 cm wide, margins undulate and coarsely crenate in the upper 2/3. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers in numerous small cymes along the current year's growth, usually 1-2 cm long, peduncles 0.5-0.8 cm long; calyx lobes 4, 0.4-0.6 mm long; corolla lobes usually 4-5, 1.5-2 mm long; ovary 4-celled. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit dark red to brownish, ca. 6 mm in diameter. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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