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Illicium majus is a tree of southern China, Myanmar and Vietnam, growing up to about 20 m tall in forests and on rocky slopes. It is a poisonous, subtropical tree rarely grown in gardens, and its bark and fruit are the parts to keep away from people and animals.
Illicium majus is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a tree with subleathery leaves and poisonous fruits. The species is native to China, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Illicium majus was described in 1872, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Illicium majus is native to the subtropical biome of Vietnam, southern Myanmar, and south-east and south-central China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, and Yunnan). It has an estimated extent of occurrence of 1,325,389.57 square kilometres (511,735.77 sq mi).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Illicium majus 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.
