Ilex macropoda | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. macropoda
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Ilex macropoda | |
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Ilex macropoda is a species of flowering plant in the holly family Aquifoliaceae, native to southern China, Korea, and Japan.[2] A deciduous tree typically 13 m (43 ft) tall, it is found in mixed forests, forest edges, thickets, and roadsides, usually from 500 to 1,900 m (1,600 to 6,200 ft) above sea level.[3] Local people make a tea by boiling its leaves.[4]