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(Upload on December 24 2013) [ 日本語 | English ]

Engler's syllabus (エングラー体系)

Illiciaceae A. C. Sm. (シキミ科)

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Ca 90 spp. in three genera, when established (by post-APG II) ⇐ Ohwi: includied in Magnoliaceae

Illicium L. (シキミ) I. anisatum L. (シキミ) I. arborescens Hayata (アカバナシキミ) I. philippinense Merr. (シロバナシキミ) I. tashiroi Maxim. (ヤエヤマシキミ)

I. verum Hook. f. (トウシキミ) Schisandra Michx. (マツブサ) Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. (サネカズラ) One species, K. japonica (L.) Dunal (サネカズラ)

Illicium anisatum in Japan

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Shikimi (シキミ, 樒/櫁), Japanese star anise
Lifeform: evergreen, short tree ≈ 10 m in height
Distribution: China - Korea (Jeju Island) - Japan (south to the Central Honshu)
Habitat: mountainous forests → transplantation to various regions
Flower: March-April
Poisonous plant
Use: fruits for spice, ba jiao (八角), in China
Synonyms:

Illicium religiosum Siebold et Zucc.
Illicium japonicum Siebold ex Masam.

var. masa-ogatae (Makino) Honda (オキナワシキミ)
f. roseum (Makino) Okuyama (ウスベニシキミ)

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[1-3] at the foot of Mount Misen (弥山, 535 m elevation), Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 16 2014.