Paraguay Tea

PARAGUAY TEA - Ilex paraguariensis
PARKIA BIGLOBOSA - African Locust
A large family of legumes from tropical Africa, having pods containing edible seeds which are roasted. The fleshy substance surrounding the seeds is also edible.

Paraguay Tea [English]: Ilex paraguariensis
Paraguay Tea [English]: Ilex paraguayensis
Paraguay Windmill Grass [English]: Chloris canterai
Paraguay) [Spanish]: Copernicia alba
Paraguay) [Spanish]: Ricinus communis
Paraguay) [Spanish]: Tabebuia ...

(mät´, mt´), yerba maté(yr´bä, -b), or Paraguay tea, evergreen tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the family Aquifoliaceae ( family).

Paraguay Tea, so extensively used in Brazil, is made from the dried leaves and young shoots of another species of Holly (Ilex Paraguayensis), growing in South America, ...

Synonyms: Paraguay herb, Ilex mate, Houx mate, Gon gouha, Paraguay tea, Mate, Jesuit's Brazil tea, St. Bartholomew's tea

Order: Aquifoliaceae ...

See also: Ilex, Tea, Green, Evergreen, Fruits