ID_PLANT: ILPA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Illicium parviflorum
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Last Modified: 2018-03-11
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: ILLIC GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Illicium GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Anisetree GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). Morris et al. (2007) studied the evolution of the genus and revised its sectional taxonomy; New World and Old World taxa form separate clades, treated as separate sections, our species being in section Cymbostemon. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Vincent in FNA (1997); Morris et al. (2007); Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Stone & Freeman (1968).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ILLICI FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Illiciaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.C. Smith 1947 FAMILY COMMON: Star-anise Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). The family is most closely related to the Schisandraceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae. FAMILY REFERENCE: Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
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NATIVE RANGE: Georgia & Florida HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Yellow anise-tree grows into an upright rounded mass and is excellent for screening purposes. Its leaves have a pleasant licorice-like aroma when crushed. This versatile shrub normally grows in moist woods and swamps and is tolerant of wet soil. However, it thrives in normal garden soil, and is fairly drought-tolerant once established. Its growth will be thicker and denser in full sun.
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Illicium parviflorum
COMMON NAME: Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree
SYNONYMY: [= Fl, FNA, K, S, WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-Jun.
HABITAT: Wet hammocks, swamps, bayheads, also sometimes cultivated and persistent.
COMMENTS: Native of central peninsular FL; most closely related to a group of West Indian species. It is in the horticultural trade and has been introduced in various places, including sw. and se. GA and sc. SC (Aiken County) (H. Shealy and R. McCartney, pers.comm. 2008).
RANGE MAP: Illicium parviflorum.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Illiciaceae A.C. Smith 1947 (Star-anise Family) SUMMARY: A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). The family is most closely related to the Schisandraceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae. REFERENCE: Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Illicium L. (Anisetree) SUMMARY: A genus of about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). Morris et al. (2007) studied the evolution of the genus and revised its sectional taxonomy; New World and Old World taxa form separate clades, treated as separate sections, our species being in section Cymbostemon. REFERENCE: Vincent in FNA (1997); Morris et al. (2007); Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Stone & Freeman (1968).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
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