Ilex paraguariensis, Mate plant - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Mate plant, Yerba mate

Botanical name & synonyms: Ilex paraguariensis

Family: Ilex, holly (Aquifoliaceae)

Mate is a subtropical, evergreen tree, that grows to a height of 20m, native in parts of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay.

• medicinal & culinary herb, beverage
  

• frost-tender
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 10 gram