| Ilex brasiliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex brasiliensis (Spreng.) Loes. |
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Ilex brasiliensis, "Brazilian holly," is a species of Ilex genus in the Aquifoliaceae family, which is native from Brazil, typically in Cerrado vegetation. It is occasionally used as an adulterant in maté.