Illicium parvifolium subsp. parvifolium
Sacred Anisetree
Illicium anisatum
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- Botanical name
- Illicium anisatum
- Also known as
- Aniseedtree, Japanese Star-Anise, Sacred Anisetree
- Family
- Schisandraceae
- Genus
- Illicium
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Sacred Anisetree
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Illicium anisatum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Badianifera anisatum
Badianifera officinarum
Illicium anisatum var. roseum
Illicium japonicum
Illicium linnaei
Illicium masa-ogatai
Illicium religiosum
Illicium religiosum var. masa-ogatae
Illicium variegatum
Others in Illicium
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