Yerba mate or yerba-maté (),,from Spanish , ; locally also , , and , Ilex paraguariensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as maté. Brewed cold, it is used to make tereré. Both the plant and the beverage contain caffeine.
Yerba mate or yerba-maté (),from Spanish , ; locally also , , and , Ilex paragua.riensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Au,gustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as maté Brewed cold it is used to make tereré. Both the plant and the be,verage contain caffeine.