Illicium dunnianum Tutcher

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs to 2(-10) m tall. Perules lanceolate-elliptic, largest to 8 mm. Leaves in clusters of 3-8 at distal nodes; petiole 3-12 mm; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 5-12 × 0.8-1.2(-2.7) cm, thinly leathery, midvein adaxially slightly impressed, secondary veins 5-9 on each side of midvein and on both surfaces inconspicuous or slightly prominent, base attenuate and decurrent along petiole, apex abruptly caudate to acuminate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 1-3.5 cm. Tepals 12-20, pink, red, or purplish red, elliptic to suborbicular (largest), 6-11 × 4-8 mm (largest), papery to slightly fleshy. Stamens (11-)19-24(-31), 1.7-3.3 mm; filament lengths unknown; connectives obtuse to slightly emarginate; anthers 0.8-1.5 mm; pollen grains trisyncolpate. Carpels 8-13, 2.5-3.5 mm; ovary 1.2-1.5 mm; style 1.4-2 mm. Fruit peduncle 2-5.5 cm. Fruit with 7 or 8(-13) follicles; follicles 9-15 × ca. 4 × 2-3 mm. Seeds 4-5 × 2.5-3.3 × 1.7-2.2 mm. Fl. Mar-Jul and Oct-Nov, fr. Jul-Oct.
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A shrub. It grows 2 m or more tall. The leaves are in clusters of 3-8 at the nodes. The leaf blades are narrowly oval and 5-12 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The fruit have 7-8 or more follicles that are 9-15 mm long by 4 mm wide and 2-3 mm thick. The seeds are 4-5 mm long by 3 mm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows along river banks and wet slopes between 400-1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Illicium dunnianum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554505-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219855
COL ID 3PGM5
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Synonyms

Illicium dunnianum Illicium dunnianum var. latifolium