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:''This page is about the genus of plants. Illicium is also a term for the modified first dorsal fin ray of [[angler fish]]es, used to attract prey.''
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Illicium''
| image = StarAnise.JPG
| image_caption = [[Star anise]] fruits (''Illicium verum'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Austrobaileyales]]
| familia = [[Illiciaceae]]
| familia_authority = [[Van Tiegh.]]
| genus = '''''Illicium'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 42 species; see article
}}
'''''Illicium''''' ('''Anise-tree''', '''Anise tree''') is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s containing 42 [[species]] of evergreen [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s, and is the sole genus in family [[Illiciaceae]]. The species are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern and southeastern [[Asia]], southeastern [[North America]], and the [[West Indies]].
;Selected species
*''[[Japanese star anise|Illicium anisatum]]'' (Japanese Star Anise). Southern [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]].
*''[[Illicium arborescens]]''. [[Taiwan]].
*''[[Illicium floridanum]]'' (Purple Anise or Florida Anise). Southeastern [[United States]].
*''[[Illicium henryi]]'' (Henry's Anise). Southwestern [[China]].
*''[[Illicium lanceolatum]]''. Southern [[China]].
*''[[Illicium mexicanum]]'' (Mexican Anise). [[Mexico]].
*''[[Illicium parviflorum]]'' (Yellow Anise). Southeastern [[United States]].
*''[[Illicium ternstroemioides]]''. Southern [[China]].
*''[[star anise|Illicium verum]]'' (Star Anise). Southern [[China]], [[Vietnam]].
===Uses===
The fruits of ''Illicium verum'' are known as [[star anise]], and are used as a seasoning in Chinese and southeast-Asian cooking. [[Japanese star anise]] ''(Illicium anisatum)'' is used in [[Japan]] to produce [[incense]], but its fruits are toxic if ingested.
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Illicium''
| image = StarAnise.JPG
| image_caption = [[Star anise]] fruits (''Illicium verum'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Austrobaileyales]]
| familia = [[Illiciaceae]]
| familia_authority = [[Van Tiegh.]]
| genus = '''''Illicium'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 42 species; see article
}}
'''''Illicium''''' ('''Anise-tree''', '''Anise tree''') is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s containing 42 [[species]] of evergreen [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s, and is the sole genus in family [[Illiciaceae]]. The species are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern and southeastern [[Asia]], southeastern [[North America]], and the [[West Indies]].
;Selected species
*''[[Japanese star anise|Illicium anisatum]]'' (Japanese Star Anise). Southern [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]].
*''[[Illicium arborescens]]''. [[Taiwan]].
*''[[Illicium floridanum]]'' (Purple Anise or Florida Anise). Southeastern [[United States]].
*''[[Illicium henryi]]'' (Henry's Anise). Southwestern [[China]].
*''[[Illicium lanceolatum]]''. Southern [[China]].
*''[[Illicium mexicanum]]'' (Mexican Anise). [[Mexico]].
*''[[Illicium parviflorum]]'' (Yellow Anise). Southeastern [[United States]].
*''[[Illicium ternstroemioides]]''. Southern [[China]].
*''[[star anise|Illicium verum]]'' (Star Anise). Southern [[China]], [[Vietnam]].
===Uses===
The fruits of ''Illicium verum'' are known as [[star anise]], and are used as a seasoning in Chinese and southeast-Asian cooking. [[Japanese star anise]] ''(Illicium anisatum)'' is used in [[Japan]] to produce [[incense]], but its fruits are toxic if ingested.
