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| Illicium verum | |
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| Illicium verum at the United States National Arboretum | |
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| Star anise fruits and seeds | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Illicium |
| Species: | I. verum
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| Binomial name | |
| Illicium verum | |
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Illicium verum (star anise or badian, Chinese star anise, star anise seed, star aniseed and star of anise) is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to South China and northeast Vietnam. Its star-shaped pericarps harvested just before ripening are a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor. Its primary production country is China, followed by Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.[2] Star anise oil is highly fragrant, used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. Until 2012, when they switched to using genetically modified E. coli, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce oseltamivir (Tamiflu) via shikimic acid.[3]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Zou, Qiyuan; Huang, Yuanyuan; Zhang, Wenyan; Lu, Chen; Yuan, Jingquan (1 November 2023). "A Comprehensive Review of the Pharmacology, Chemistry, Traditional Uses and Quality Control of Star Anise (Illicium verum Hook. F.): An Aromatic Medicinal Plant". Molecules. 28 (21): 7378. doi:10.3390/molecules28217378. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 10648513. PMID 37959797.
- ^ Schönholzer, Fabio (15 March 2018). "Dried Stars". UZH News. Zürich: University of Zurich. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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