Illicium verum

Illicium verum Hook. f. Engl.: star anise, staranise tree, Chinese anise, true star anise. Deu.: Sternanis, Chinesischer Sternanis. Suom.: tähtianis. Sven.: stjärnanis, äkta stjärnanis, kinesisk stjärnanis, ostindisk stjärnanis. Fran.: anis étoilé, badiane, badiane de Chine. Jap.: kai-ko, dai uikio, hakkaku uikio, haku uikio. Span.: anís estrellado. Pharm.: anisi stellata fructus, semen badiana. Bot. syn.: Anisum badium, Anisum peregrinum Bank., Anisum stellatum, Illicium anisatum Lour.

Elementary botany.

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Photo: Illicium verum 1.

Photo: Illicium verum 1. Flower. Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-04.

Photo: Illicium verum 2.

Photo: Illicium verum 2. Branch going to seed. Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-04.

Photo: Illicium verum.

Photo: Illicium verum. Bush in flower - almost, anyway. True star anise is not toxic. Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-04.