anises
Illicium
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 eastern 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").
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Florida Anise
speciesIllicium floridanum
Yellow Anise
speciesIllicium parviflorum
Illicium arborescens
speciesIllicium arborescens
Japanese star anise
speciesIllicium anisatum
Guandong Star Anise
speciesIllicium lanceolatum
Illicium dunnianum
speciesIllicium dunnianum
Star Anise
speciesIllicium verum
Lantau Star-anise
speciesIllicium angustisepalum
Hispaniolan Star Anise
speciesIllicium ekmanii
Henry's Anise
speciesIllicium henryi
Illicium hottense
speciesIllicium hottense
Illicium micranthum
speciesIllicium micranthum
Anise Tree
speciesIllicium simonsii
Illicium leiophyllum
speciesIllicium leiophyllum
Himalayan star anise
speciesIllicium griffithii
Illicium jiadifengpi
speciesIllicium jiadifengpi
Illicium majus
speciesIllicium majus
Illicium × rubellum
hybridIllicium × rubellum
Illicium parvifolium
speciesIllicium parvifolium
Illicium merrillianum
speciesIllicium merrillianum
Illicium macranthum
speciesIllicium macranthum
Illicium tenuifolium
speciesIllicium tenuifolium
Illicium stapfii
speciesIllicium stapfii
Illicium tashiroi
speciesIllicium tashiroi
Illicium ternstroemioides
speciesIllicium ternstroemioides
Illicium tsaii
speciesIllicium tsaii
Illicium philippinense
speciesIllicium philippinense
Illicium pachyphyllum
speciesIllicium pachyphyllum
Illicium cubense
speciesIllicium cubense
Illicium guajaibonense
speciesIllicium guajaibonense
Illicium difengpi
speciesIllicium difengpi
Illicium wardii
speciesIllicium wardii
Illicium sumatranum
speciesIllicium sumatranum
Illicium brevistylum
speciesIllicium brevistylum
Illicium ridleyanum
speciesIllicium ridleyanum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122999.