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Illicium arborescens

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ10914593 ↗
Source-derived summary

Illicium arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Illicium arborescens is a tree with red flowers. It produces poisonous fruit.

The species was described by Bunzō Hayata in 1912.

Distribution

Illicium arborescens is native to the subtropical biome of Taiwan. It grows in broad leaved forests, at elevations of 300–2,500 metres (980–8,200 ft).

Description

Illicium arborescens is a tree that grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong or elliptic, and leathery in texture. The leaves grow in clusters of three to five, on 0.8–1.7 centimetres (0.31–0.67 in) stalks.

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This entry incorporates text from “Illicium arborescens” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.