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Ilex kaushue is a holly-family tree from southern China and northern Vietnam, grown for its leaves, which are used to make the bitter tea kuding. It is a forest tree rather than a common garden or houseplant, so the care details below are general guidance.
Ilex kaushue is a species of plant in the holly family, Aquifoliaceae, which is used to make a very bitter infusion called kuding. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam, growing in dense forests, a tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall.
English holly · Dahoon · Ilex chapaensis · Ilex chinensis · Large gallberry · Japanese holly · Marsh Holly · Possumhaw · Inkberry · Guayusa · Elegance female holly · Tarajo Holly
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex kaushue by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
