Illicium verum
species of plant
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Summary
Illicium verum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,032 views/month, #911 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Illicium[4]
- Taxon name: Illicium verum[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6]
- Has use: afforestation[7], medicinal plant[8], wood[9], spice[10], condiment[11], vegetable[12]
- Commons category: Illicium verum[13]
- Commons gallery: Illicium verum[14]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 30(1)[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19801[16]
- This taxon is source of: star anise[17], badian oil[18], star anise smell[19]
- Short name: I. verum[20]
- Taxon common name: staranise tree[21], star anise[22], staranise[23], 八角[24], 八角茴香[25], 大茴香[26], 唛角[27], zvezdasti janež[28]
- Has fruit type: follicle[29]
- Taxon author citation: Hook. f.[30]
- Taxon range: People's Republic of China[31], Fujian[32], Guangdong[33]
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Identifiers
Illicium verum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122996[34]. Illicium verum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 124778[35]. Illicium verum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484056[36]. Illicium verum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889756[37]. Illicium verum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505892[38].
Why It Matters
Illicium verum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]