Illicium pachyphyllum

A. C. Sm.

Pat kok shue

Schisandraceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

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.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in shady places near water.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Notes

There are 34 Illicium species. There are 3 species in tropical America. Also put in the family Illiciaceae.

References (4)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1013
NYBG Herbarium "edible"
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 64
Tsang, W. T., 1934,