Illicium
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See also: illicium
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Illicium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Schisandraceae – flowering plants including star anise.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms - clade; Austrobaileyales - order; Schisandraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Illicium anisatum (Japanese star anise) - type species; Illicium verum (star anise, Chinese star anise, true star anise); for other species see
Illicium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Illicium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Illicium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Illicium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Illicium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Illicium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Illicium at USDA Plants database
- Illicium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Illicium at Tropicos
