Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Illicium > Illicium floridanum

Illicium floridanum (purple anise)

Synonyms: Badianifera floridana (homotypic); Illicium mexicanum; Illicium reticulatum

Wikipedia Abstract

Illicium floridanum (also known as purple anise, Florida anise, stink-bush, or star-anise) is an evergreen shrub native to the south-eastern United States especially Florida and Louisiana. It is a close relative of the Chinese star anise but it is toxic and not edible.
View Wikipedia Record: Illicium floridanum

Infraspecies

Illicium floridanum f. album
Illicium floridanum f. floridanum

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Illicium floridanum

External References

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0