Common products:
• Ornamental plants and cut foliage for landscaping and horticultural trade; literature records trade names such as ‘Florida’anise’ and ‘Pink stars’.

Industrial and craft applications:
• Stem and leaf tissues have yielded essential oil in small-scale research distillations. Chemically, the oils are rich in monoterpenes (e.g., linalool, limonene, α-pinene, β-pinene, sabinene, p-cymene) and contain sesquiterpenes (e.g., caryophyllene, humulene). Profiles vary by population and season, but the volatile composition is typical of aromatic Lauraceae-like leaf oils. No industrial scaling or standardized quality specifications are documented.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• The fruit and arils are not recognized as food; no food-grade uses or food-ingredient status are recorded.

Colorants and tanning:
• No commercial dyestuff, ink, or tannin preparations from I. floridanum are documented in the literature.

Wood and fiber:
• No timber, pulp, fiber, or structural uses are reported.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
• No commercial fragrance, perfume, or cosmetic ingredient registrations (INCI) for this species are documented.

Properties relevant to use:
• Leaves and stems contain complex essential oils dominated by oxygenated monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, with minor sesquiterpene lactones reported in some extracts. Seasonal and geographic chemotypes are known; however, compositional variation does not equate to an established industrial use. No defined physical/chemical properties of a marketed product (e.g., iodine or saponification values for oils, resin hardness, molecular-weight distributions) are reported.

Standards and regulation:
• No plant-specific standards or regulatory frameworks for essential oil, extracts, or finished products are documented.

Sustainability and sourcing:
• Native to the southeastern United States and cultivated widely as an ornamental evergreen shrub. Wild collection is not reported as the source of commercial supply; horticultural propagation supplies ornamental markets. No conservation assessments, trade quotas, or CITES listings are associated with this taxon in the consulted sources.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Badianifera floridana	(J.Ellis) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 6 (1891)
Illicium reticulatum	Raf.	Autik. Bot. : 86 (1840)
Illicium mexicanum	A.C.Sm.	Sargentia 7: 39 (1947)
Illicium floridanum f. album	F.G.Mey. & Mazzeo	Sida 15: 285 (1992)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	florida anisetree
Arabic	إليسيوم فلوريدي
Arabic	ليسوم فلوريدي
Arabic	ليسوم فلوريدا
Hungarian	bíboránizs
Norwegian Bokmål	floridaanis
Chinese	多花八角

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

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- Mexico
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Louisiana
  - Mississippi

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001076089
Florida Plant Atlas	640
Flora of Alabama	2358
USDA Plants	ILFL
Tropicos	19300028
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554509-1
The Plant List	tro-19300028
Missouri Botanical Garden	282517
PFAF	Illicium floridanum
PaleoBotany	119190
Open Tree Of Life	35778
NCBI Taxonomy	13098
Nature Serve	2.160358
IUCN Red List	136777749
IPNI	554509-1
iNaturalist	164050
GBIF	2889758
Freebase	/m/03cyhz3
EPPO	ILLFL
EOL	597192
USDA GRIN	19798
Wikipedia	Illicium_floridanum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Evaluating the Accuracy of Methods for Detecting Correlated Rates of Molecular and Morphological Evolution

Asar Y, Sauquet H, Ho SY

Syst Biol

11-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10924723
doi:	10.1093/sysbio/syad055
PMID:	37695237

Conical petal epidermal cells, regulated by the MYB transcription factor MIXTA, have an ancient origin within the angiosperms

Reed A, Rudall PJ, Brockington SF, Glover BJ

J Exp Bot

21-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9467652
doi:	10.1093/jxb/erac223
PMID:	35596728

Functional Differentiation of Floral Color and Scent in Gall Midge Pollination: A Study of a Schisandraceae Plant

Gan SR, Du W, Wang XF

Plants (Basel)

02-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9002483
doi:	10.3390/plants11070974
PMID:	35406954

Structural organization of the spongy mesophyll

Borsuk AM, Roddy AB, Théroux‐Rancourt G, Brodersen CR

New Phytol

15-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC9303971
doi:	10.1111/nph.17971
PMID:	35037256

A new, simple, highly scalable, and efficient protocol for genomic DNA extraction from diverse plant taxa

Mavrodiev EV, Dervinis C, Whitten WM, Gitzendanner MA, Kirst M, Kim S, Kinser TJ, Soltis PS, Soltis DE

Appl Plant Sci

07-Apr-2021

PMCID:	PMC8027365
doi:	10.1002/aps3.11413
PMID:	33854847

Fungal Endophytes Promote Tomato Growth and Enhance Drought and Salt Tolerance

Morsy M, Cleckler B, Armuelles-Millican H

Plants (Basel)

10-Jul-2020

PMCID:	PMC7411952
doi:	10.3390/plants9070877
PMID:	32664321

Shikimic acid as intermediary model for the production of drugs effective against influenza virus

Priyanka Singh, Gupta E, Neha Mishra, Mishra P

Phytochemicals as Lead Compounds for New Drug Discovery

24-Jan-2020

PMCID:	PMC7153330
doi:	10.1016/B978-0-12-817890-4.00016-0

Dissecting the Function of MADS-Box Transcription Factors in Orchid Reproductive Development

Teo ZW, Zhou W, Shen L

Front Plant Sci

15-Nov-2019

PMCID:	PMC6872546
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2019.01474
PMID:	31803211

10KP: A phylodiverse genome sequencing plan

Cheng S, Melkonian M, Smith SA, Brockington S, Archibald JM, Delaux PM, Li FW, Melkonian B, Mavrodiev EV, Sun W, Fu Y, Yang H, Soltis DE, Graham SW, Soltis PS, Liu X, Xu X, Wong GK

Gigascience

20-Feb-2018

PMCID:	PMC5869286
doi:	10.1093/gigascience/giy013
PMID:	29618049

Expanded Taxonomic Sampling Coupled with Gene Genealogy Interrogation Provides Unambiguous Resolution for the Evolutionary Root of Angiosperms

Zhong B, Betancur-R R

Genome Biol Evol

27-Nov-2017

PMCID:	PMC5710718
doi:	10.1093/gbe/evx233

Floral organ MADS-box genes in Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Cercidiphyllaceae): Implications for systematic evolution and bracts definition

Jin Y, Wang Y, Zhang D, Shen X, Liu W, Chen F

PLoS One

31-May-2017

PMCID:	PMC5451075
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0178382
PMID:	28562649

Evolutionary Analysis of MIKCc-Type MADS-Box Genes in Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Chen F, Zhang X, Liu X, Zhang L

Front Plant Sci

30-May-2017

PMCID:	PMC5447709
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2017.00895
PMID:	28611810

Shooting Mechanisms in Nature: A Systematic Review

Sakes A, van der Wiel M, Henselmans PW, van Leeuwen JL, Dodou D, Breedveld P

PLoS One

25-Jul-2016

PMCID:	PMC4959704
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0158277
PMID:	27454125

Immunodetection of some pectic, arabinogalactan proteins and hemicellulose epitopes in the micropylar transmitting tissue of apomictic dandelions (Taraxacum, Asteraceae, Lactuceae)

Gawecki R, Sala K, Kurczyńska EU, Świątek P, Płachno BJ

Protoplasma

06-May-2016

PMCID:	PMC5309284
doi:	10.1007/s00709-016-0980-0
PMID:	27154759

The Diversity of the Pollen Tube Pathway in Plants: Toward an Increasing Control by the Sporophyte

Lora J, Hormaza JI, Herrero M

Front Plant Sci

09-Feb-2016

PMCID:	PMC4746263
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2016.00107
PMID:	26904071

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters
(3,4,6-Trihydroxy-4,5,11-trimethyl-9-oxo-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-5-yl)methyl benzoate	74007462	Click to see CC1CC2C3(C1(CC(C(C3(C)COC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)(C)O)O)CC(=O)O2)O	404.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84153-J
(4,6-Dihydroxy-4,5,11-trimethyl-3,9-dioxo-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-5-yl)methyl benzoate	74002391	Click to see	402.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
[(1R,3R,4R,5R,6R,7S,11R)-3,4,6-trihydroxy-4,5,11-trimethyl-9-oxo-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-5-yl]methyl benzoate	10597351	Click to see	404.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
[(1R,4R,5S,6R,7S,11R)-4,6-dihydroxy-4,5,11-trimethyl-3,9-dioxo-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-5-yl]methyl benzoate	10668801	Click to see	402.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,7-epoxylignans
(2R,3S,4R,5S)-2,5-bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dimethyl-tetrahydrofuran	21722900	Click to see	372.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2000-9564
Galbelgin	609882	Click to see CC1C(C(OC1C2=CC(=C(C=C2)OC)OC)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)C	372.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2000-9564
Veraguensin	443026	Click to see	372.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2000-9564
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(1R,2R,5R,6S,8R,10R,13R,14R)-2,10,13,14-tetrahydroxy-1,5,13-trimethyl-9,11-dioxatetracyclo[6.4.1.16,10.02,6]tetradecan-3-one	100963907	Click to see	314.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A
2,10,13,14-Tetrahydroxy-1,5,13-trimethyl-9,11-dioxatetracyclo[6.4.1.16,10.02,6]tetradecan-3-one	73804827	Click to see	314.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(1R,2R,4S,5R,6R,7R,8R)-4,5,7-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6,7-trimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-10-one	163036991	Click to see	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
(1R,2R,7R,8R,11R)-7,11-dihydroxy-6,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,7-dimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodec-4-en-10-one	10827929	Click to see CC1CC=C2C13CC(C(C2(CO)CO)(C)O)OC(=O)C3O	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
(1S,2R,4R,5R,6S,7R,8R,11S)-4,5,7,11-tetrahydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',10-dione	44575426	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C(C24COC4=O)(C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF058156B https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84153-J
(1S,2S,3S,5R,6R,7R,8R,11R)-3,5,7,11-tetrahydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',10-dione	162973476	Click to see	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
(4-Acetyloxy-5,7-dihydroxy-2,6,7-trimethyl-10-oxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl)methyl butanoate	73797363	Click to see	412.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
(5,7,11-Trihydroxy-2,6,7-trimethyl-4,10-dioxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl)methyl acetate	73103452	Click to see	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
[(1R,2R,4S,5R,6R,7R,8R)-4-acetyloxy-5,7-dihydroxy-2,6,7-trimethyl-10-oxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl]methyl butanoate	21600066	Click to see	412.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
[(1S,2R,5R,6R,7R,8R,11R)-5,7,11-trihydroxy-2,6,7-trimethyl-4,10-dioxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl]methyl acetate	11792569	Click to see	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84153-J https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
[(1S,2R,5R,6R,7R,8R,11R)-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-5,7,11-trihydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-10-oxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl]methyl butanoate	163090240	Click to see	428.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
[6-(Acetyloxymethyl)-5,7,11-trihydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-10-oxo-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-6-yl]methyl butanoate	73797362	Click to see	428.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
3,5,7,11-Tetrahydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',10-dione	14807800	Click to see	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
4,5,7-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6,7-trimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecan-10-one	75289270	Click to see	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
7,11-Dihydroxy-6,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,7-dimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodec-4-en-10-one	85281527	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
Anisatin	115121	Click to see	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84153-J https://doi.org/10.1021/JF058156B https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
Shikimin	171029	Click to see	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones
(1R,2R,4S,5R,6S,13R)-4,5,13-trihydroxy-2,6,13-trimethyl-8-oxatricyclo[4.4.3.01,5]tridecane-9,12-dione	14807806	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A
(1R,3R,4R,5R,6R,7S,11R)-3,4,6-trihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,11-trimethyl-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-9-one	10709342	Click to see CC1CC2C3(C1(CC(C(C3(C)CO)(C)O)O)CC(=O)O2)O	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
(1R,6R,7R,8S,10R,11S,13R)-7,8,11-trihydroxy-6,7,13-trimethyl-4,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.06,10]tetradecan-3-one	21581037	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A
3,4,6-Trihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,11-trimethyl-8-oxatricyclo[5.3.2.01,6]dodecan-9-one	85240638	Click to see CC1CC2C3(C1(CC(C(C3(C)CO)(C)O)O)CC(=O)O2)O	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
4,5,13-Trihydroxy-2,6,13-trimethyl-8-oxatricyclo[4.4.3.01,5]tridecane-9,12-dione	3894139	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970434G https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
7,8,11-Trihydroxy-6,7,13-trimethyl-4,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.06,10]tetradecan-3-one	73804830	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A
Pseudo-anisatin	6708809	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(=O)C(C2(COC(=O)C3)C)(C)O)O)O	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
Pseudoanisatin	44566790	Click to see	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84153-J https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980382A https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9701900
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(1S,2R,3S,7S,8S,11S)-2,8-dihydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-5,12-dioxatetracyclo[6.6.0.01,11.03,7]tetradecane-4,13-dione	101588995	Click to see CC12CCC3(C1(CC(=O)O2)C(C4(C3(COC4=O)C)C)O)O	296.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
2,8-Dihydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-5,12-dioxatetracyclo[6.6.0.01,11.03,7]tetradecane-4,13-dione	15628258	Click to see	296.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
8H-Pentaleno(4,3a-b:1,2-c')difuran-2,8(1H)-dione, octahydro-5a,9-dihydroxy-3a,5b,8a-trimethyl-, (3aS,5aS,5bS,8aS,9R,9aS)-	132427619	Click to see CC12CCC3(C1(CC(=O)O2)C(C4(C3(COC4=O)C)C)O)O	296.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes
(1R,2S,5S,6S,9S,10S,11S,13R)-2,6,10-trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecane-2,5,9,11,13-pentol	10709343	Click to see CC1(CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4(C3O)O)C)C)O)O)O	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
(1S,2R,5S,6S,9S,10S,11S,13R)-2,6,10-trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecane-5,9,11,13-tetrol	10493306	Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4(C3O)O)C)C)O)O	284.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
(1S,2R,5S,6S,9S,10S,11S,13R)-5,9,11,13-tetrahydroxy-2,6,10-trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecan-4-one	10827928	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4(C3O)O)C)C)O)O	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
2,6,10-Trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecane-2,5,9,11,13-pentol	73807400	Click to see CC1(CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4(C3O)O)C)C)O)O)O	300.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
2,6,10-Trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecane-5,9,11,13-tetrol	73807401	Click to see	284.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P
5,9,11,13-Tetrahydroxy-2,6,10-trimethyl-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecan-4-one	73807402	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4(C3O)O)C)C)O)O	298.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000487P

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Illicium floridanum

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