To: Permaculturist Health <pchealth@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [pchealth] MORE / Re: Thoughts on yerba maté? Is daily consumption safe? Are health benefits exaggerated? : nutrition
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:10:42 -0500
The botanical Name is Ilex Paraguaiensis.
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Mate is in the holly family.
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex /ˈaɪlɛks/, or holly, is a genus of about 480 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae,
and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen or
deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones
worldwide.