Illicium

See also: illicium

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Illicium n

1. 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