Ilex kaushue | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Ilex kaushue | |
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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]