Ilex kaushue

Ilex kaushue
	Tea made with the dried leaves of Ilex kaushue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	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 Aquifoliaceae family, which is used to make a very bitter tea called kuding. It is native to China, 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, and Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. Vol. 11. p. 364, 394.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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

[2] Shu-kun Chen, Haiying Ma, Yuxing Feng, Gabrielle Barriera, and Pierre-André Loizeau. "Aquifoliaceae". Flora of China. Vol. 11. p. 364, 394.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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