Illicium

For the modified first spine anatomical feature of anglerfishes, see illicium (fish anatomy).

Illicium
Fruits of Illicium verum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Austrobaileyales
Family: Schisandraceae
Genus: Illicium
L.[1]
Type species
Illicium anisatum
Synonyms[1]
  • Badianifera L. ex Kuntze
  • Cymbostemon Spach
Illicium floridanum
Illicium henryi
Illicium anisatum in Köhler's Medicinal Plants

Illicium is a genus of flowering plants treated as part of the family Schisandraceae,[2] or alternately as the sole genus of the Illiciaceae.[3] It has a disjunct distribution, with most species native to eastern Asia and several in parts of North America, including the southeastern United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.[4] General common names include star anise[5] and anisetree.[2] The genus name comes from the Latin illicere ("to allure").[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 25577-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Illicium. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. ^ Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Illiciaceae Van Tiegh. Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine The Families of Flowering Plants. Version: 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ Oh, I. C., et al. (2003). Evolution of Illicium (Illiciaceae): mapping morphological characters on the molecular tree. Plant Systematics and Evolution 240(1-4), 175–209.
  5. ^ a b Illicium. Flora of North America.