Illicium majus Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Illicium

Characteristics

Trees to 20 m tall. Perules oblong-elliptic, largest 1-2 cm. Leaves in clusters of 3-6 at distal nodes; petiole 1-2.5 cm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10-20 × 2.5-7 cm, subleathery, midvein adaxially slightly impressed, secondary veins 6-9 on each side of midvein, abaxially inconspicuous or slightly prominent, and adaxially flat or slightly prominent, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 1.8-4.5(-6) cm. Tepals 15-21, elliptic to obovate-oblong (inner), 6-15 × 3-9 mm (inner), fleshy. Stamens 12-21, 2.3-4.3 mm; filaments 1.1-2.8 mm; connectives truncate to slightly emarginate; anthers 1-1.5 mm; pollen grains trisyncolpate. Carpels (9-)11-14, 4-5.5 mm; ovary 1.5-2.5 mm; style 2-3 mm. Fruit peduncle 1.8-4.5(-6) cm. Fruit with 10-14 follicles; follicles 1.2-2.5 × 0.5-1.5 × 0.3-0.5 cm. Seeds 6-10 × 4.5-7 × 2-3 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
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A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are in clusters of 3-6 in nodes towards the end of the branches. They are narrowly oval and 10-20 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or towards the ends of branches. The fruit have 10-14 follicles 1-3 cm long by 0.5-1.5 cm wide. The seeds are 6-10 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests and rocky slopes and along river banks between 300-2,500 m in southern China. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Caution: The fruit are listed as poisonous.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Illicium majus world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Illicium majus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554519-1
WFO ID wfo-0001076108
COL ID 3PGMN
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Synonyms

Badianifera major Glochidion cavaleriei Illicium majus Illicium spathulatum Illicium cavaleriei