Illicium pachyphyllum A.C.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Illicium

Characteristics

Shrubs to 3 m tall. Perules oblong-lanceolate, ca. 5 mm. Leaves in clusters of 4-7 at distal nodes; petiole 3-12 mm; leaf blade elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 6-9 × 1.5-3.5 cm, leathery, midvein adaxially impressed, secondary veins 6-9 on each side of midvein and inconspicuous, base attenuate, apex acuminate to shortly caudate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 3-5 mm. Tepals 9-12, pink, purplish red, or white, obovate to oblong (largest), 6-8.5 × 5-7 mm (largest). Stamens 13-17, 2.2-2.6 mm; filaments 1.5-1.7 mm; connectives truncate; anthers 0.8-0.9 mm; pollen grains trisyncolpate. Carpels 8-10, 4-4.3 mm; ovary 1.5-1.7 mm; style 2.5-2.7 mm. Fruit peduncle ca. 1 cm. Fruit with 8-10 follicles; follicles 11-13 × 6-7 × 4-5 mm. Seed size unknown. Fl. Dec-Mar, fr. Sep-Oct.
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A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are in clusters of 4-7 at the nodes towards the ends of the branches. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 6-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of the leaves or near the ends of the branches. The fruit have 8-10 follicles. These are 11-13 mm long by 6-7 mm wide.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in shady places near water.
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Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Illicium pachyphyllum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554529-1
WFO ID wfo-0001238723
COL ID 3PGN2
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Synonyms

Illicium pachyphyllum