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Illicium angustisepalum
Lantau star-anise is a small tree from south-east China, known for its white to pale-yellow flowers and leathery leaves. It is a wild forest species rarely grown in gardens, so care advice draws mainly on related Illicium species.
Illicium angustisepalum, commonly known as the Lantau star-anise, is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. The species is native to south east China.
Illicium angustisepalum is a tree with white or yellow flowers. It was described in 1947.
Illicium angustisepalum is native to the subtropical biome of south-east China, in Anhui, Fujian, and Guangdong. It grows on the sides of ravines, at the margins of forests, at elevations of 1,000–1,900 metres (3,300–6,200 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Illicium angustisepalum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
