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Illicium anisatum, with common names Japanese star anise, [1] Aniseed tree, [1] and sacred Anise tree, [1] known in Japanese as shikimi (樒, シキミ), is an evergreen shrub or small tree closely related to the Chinese star anise (Illicium verum).
Syzygium anisatum, with common names ringwood and aniseed tree, is a rare rainforest tree native to New South Wales, Australia.The aromatic leaves contain an essential oil profile comparable to true aniseed.
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]
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a similar tree, is highly toxic and inedible; in Japan, it has instead been burned as incense. Cases of illness, including "serious neurological effects, such as seizures", reported after using star anise tea may be a result of deliberate economically motivated adulteration with this species.
Should not be confused with syzygium anisatum, a tree native to eastern Australian rainforests, used as a culinary herb.. Clausena anisata ( Hook.f. ex Benth. is a deciduous shrub or small tree, belonging to the Rutaceae or Citrus family, and widespread in the Afrotropical realm or Sub-Saharan Africa, but absent from the drier regions.
Stapelia hirsuta, the "hairy" starfish flower . Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1]
Sideroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. [3] [5] They are collectively known as bully trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words σιδηρος (sideros), meaning "iron", and ξύλον (xylon), meaning "wood." [6]
Syzygium paniculatum (magenta lilly pilly) Syzygium samarangense, with a cross section of the fruit. Syzygium (/ s ɪ ˈ z ɪ dʒ iː ə m /) [3] is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.