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Henry's Anise

Illicium henryi

Henry's Anise
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Schisandraceae (Schisandr family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
C. & S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Illicium henryi, also known by the common names Henry anise tree and Chinese anise tree is a species in the genus Illicium in the family Schisandraceae.

Where it grows

Illicium henryi is native to China, specifically the north-central, south-central, and southeast or west.

Other Illicium plants

Lantau Star Anise · Japanese Star Anise · Illicium arborescens · Illicium brevistylum · Illicium burmanicum · Illicium cubense · Illicium difengpi · Illicium dunnianum · Hispaniolan Star Anise · Florida anisetree · Himalayan Star Anise · Illicium guajaibonense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Illicium henryi 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.

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