Illicium brevistylum
A. C. Sm.
Schisandraceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves are in clusters of 3-5. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 5-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The fruit have 11-13 follicles. They are 13-17 mm long by 6-10 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick. The seeds are 6-7 mm long by 5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and thickets in southern China between 700-1,700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In southern China plants flower in April and May and October and fruit in October to November and April to May.
Notes
There are 34 Illicium species. There are 3 species in tropical America. Also put in the family Illiciaceae.
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1010
