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Accession Data:

Illicium parviflorum Michaux

  • Common Name: Swamp Star Anise
  • Family: Schisandraceae Blume

  • Country of Origin: Florida, USA

  • Uses: Species is poisonous and is NOT A SUBSTITUTE for star anise (Illicium verum).
  • USDA Zone: 8-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198800038
  • Source: UMASS
  • Provenance:
    Originally in EEB database as Illicium oliganorum. Discrepancy in specific epithet noted 19 June 2006 by Debra Hansen, UT Austin and name corrected to Illicium oligandrum in database. 
    
    Further investigation indicates that this accession is most likely Illicium parviflorum.  Record changed October 2018.
    
  • Accession Date: 07-15-1987
  • Bench: 2307 - Eurasia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-07-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: basal angiosperms
  • Order: Austrobaileyales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Schisandraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Basal Angiosperms (paleodicots)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Florida

References (external):

  1. Illicium parviflorum at Floridata. Last accessed on Sunday, October 21, 2018.

data regenerated on Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:27:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Schisandraceae

  • Illicium floridanum
  • Illicium parviflorum
  • Kadsura japonica 'Fukurin'
  • Schisandra chinensis
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