Ilex paraguariensis

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Description

Bark is smooth, shiny, whitish. Leaves are alternate, ca. 5-10 x 2-5 cm, simple, elliptical in shape, glossy, leathery, apex obtuse, margins serrated. Flowers are clustered in the leaf axils and have 4 white petals, 4 tiny green sepals. Fruit is a globose red berry, 4-5.5 mm in diameter.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical Plants of Economic Importance (AGRI-247) - Angiosperms: dicots CC BY 4.0

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Observations
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Checklist
MR.1
Scientific name
Ilex paraguariensis
Author
A. St. Hil.
Vernacular names
  • matee (Finnish)
  • mate (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.5021979
Taxon rank
species
DNA barcode sequences
Ilex paraguariensis
13 public records
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
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