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Illicium
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Also known as star anise, anisetree

thumb|right|Illicium floridanum thumb|right|Illicium henryi thumb|right|Illicium anisatum in ''[[Köhler's Medicinal Plants'']]

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAustrobaileyales
  5. FamilySchisandraceae
Native toAlabama, Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia
Observations recorded21,034

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
356
With media
312
Family
Schisandraceae
Collections
USNM, SDNHM, MICH, US, UCONN, MO
Recorded in
United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Haiti, Vietnam

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Illiciaceae
Image
Illicium verum in HDR.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Illicium
Commons category
Illicium
topic's main category
Category:Illicium
taxon common name
八角属
has fruit type
follicle
taxonomic type
Illicium anisatum
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Biology
  • Uses
  • Diversity
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|right|Illicium floridanum thumb|right|Illicium henryi thumb|right|Illicium anisatum in ''[[Köhler's Medicinal Plants]]

Illicium is a genus of flowering plants treated as part of the family Schisandraceae, or alternately as the sole genus of the Illiciaceae. It has a disjunct distribution, with most species native to subtropical and tropical areas of East and Southeast Asia and several in parts of North America, including the southeastern United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. General common names include star anise and anisetree. The genus name comes from the Latin illicere ("to allure").

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