Illicium henryi Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Illicium

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, to 8(-12) m tall. Perules small, inconspicuous. Leaves in clusters of 2-5 at distal nodes; petiole 0.7-2 cm; leaf blade oblanceolate, long lanceolate, or obovate-elliptic, 6-18 × 1.2-5(-6) cm, leathery, midvein adaxially impressed, secondary veins 5-8 on each side of midvein and inconspicuous, base cuneate, apex long acuminate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 1.5-5 cm. Tepals 10-15, pink to dark red, oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic (largest), 7-10 × 4-8.5 mm (largest). Stamens 11-14, 2.2-3.5 mm; filaments 1.2-2.3 mm; connectives inconspicuously truncate; anthers 0.9-1.2 mm; pollen grains trisyncolpate. Carpels 7-9(-12), 3-5 mm; ovary 1.5-2 mm; style 2-3.3 mm. Fruit peduncle 1.5-5.5 cm. Fruit with 7-9 follicles; follicles 12-20 × 5-8 × 3-4 mm. Seeds 6.5-7.5 × 5-5.5 × 2.5-3 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Aug-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 10.0
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Flower color
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OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Illicium henryi unspecified picture

Distribution

Illicium henryi world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Illicium henryi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554511-1
WFO ID wfo-0001220576
COL ID 3PGMC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Illicium henryi Illicium silvestrii Illicium pseudosimonsii Illicium henryi var. multistamineum