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Illicium brevistylum is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a shrub or tree, with leathery leaves, and pale red tepals.
The species is native to southern China, and was described in 1947.
Illicium brevistylum is native to the subtropical biome of south-east and south-central China. The species is present in Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Hunan, and Yunnan. It grows on rocks, in forests and thickets, at elevations of 700–1,700 metres (2,300–5,600 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Illicium brevistylum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
