Illicium brevistylum
Family: Schisandraceae
What it is like
A shrub or tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves are in clusters of 3-5. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 5-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The fruit have 11-13 follicles. They are 13-17 mm long by 6-10 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick. The seeds are 6-7 mm long by 5 mm wide.
There are 34 Illicium species. There are 3 species in tropical America. Also put in the family Illiciaceae.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and thickets in southern China between 700-1,700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In southern China plants flower in April and May and October and fruit in October to November and April to May.