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Internal ID UUID644047cf75c34455235612
Scientific name Illicium ternstroemioides
Authority A.C.Sm.
First published in Sargentia 7: 58 (1947)

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Illicium ternstroemioides is a tree species found in northern Vietnam and Hainan Island in China. It belongs to the Schisandraceae or Illiciaceae family and can grow up to 12 meters tall. The tree has leathery, pointed leaves and produces clusters of red flowers with 10 to 14 papery or fleshy tepals. Its fruit is a star-shaped whorl with 12 to 14 follicles, each containing a poisonous seed. The tree is typically found in forest habitats near rivers and ravines. Its name is derived from Latin, meaning 'seductive', and its species name, ternstroemioides, means 'resembling Ternstroemia'.

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic ليسوم ترنشترومياني
Vietnamese hồi chè
Chinese 厚皮香八角

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World Flora Online wfo-0001076097
Tropicos 19300147
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554549-1
The Plant List tro-19300147
Open Tree Of Life 140552
NCBI Taxonomy 432243
IUCN Red List 32826
IPNI 554549-1
iNaturalist 193767
GBIF 3592296
Freebase /m/02x9_61
EOL 5348349
Wikipedia Illicium_ternstroemioides

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