Characteristics
Dicots
Ilex vomitoria Aiton
YAUPON
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Historically, this species was referred to as "cassina" (Alston & Schultes 1951) but then Linnaeus used that name for a different species, I. cassine (Schultes 1950; Edwin 1963). Although traditional usage of this caffeine-containing plant (i.e. black drink) may have involved emesis (Merrill 1979; Crown et al. 2012), other studies indicate its potential for making a pleasant beverage (Wainwright & Putz 2014).
Native
FAC (NWPL)
FAC (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
ILEX VOMITORIA Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 170. 1789.
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FLORIDA: Without data (lectotype: Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: t. 57. 1736). Lectotypified by González-Gutiérrez & Sierra-Calzado, in Greuter & Rankin, Fl. Republ. Cuba, ser. A. 9(1): 12. 2004.
Species Distribution Map
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Specimens and Distribution
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