Ilex kaushue

Ilex kaushue
	Tea made with the dried leaves of Ilex kaushue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. kaushue
Binomial name
	Ilex kaushue; S.Y.Hu
Synonyms
	Ilex kudingcha C.J. Tseng; Ilex latifolia fo. puberula D. Fang & Z.M. Tan;

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". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ Shu-kun Chen; Haiying Ma; Yuxing Feng; Gabrielle Barriera; Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. Vol. 11. pp. 364, 394.

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[1] "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[2] Shu-kun Chen; Haiying Ma; Yuxing Feng; Gabrielle Barriera; Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. Vol. 11. pp. 364, 394.

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