Illicium tashiroi
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Illicium |
| Species: | I. tashiroi |
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Illicium tashiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a shrub or tree with leathery leaves, and ten to twenty white tepals. The species is native to Japan and Taiwan, and was described in 1888.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Karl Maximovich in 1888.[2]
Distribution
Illicium tashiroi is native to the subtropical biome of Japan (Ryukyu Islands) and Taiwan.[3][1] It grows in forests, at elevations of up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[3]
Description
Illicium tashiroi is a shrub or small tree. The leaves are in clusters of three to five. The leaf stems are 0.8–1.7 centimetres (0.31–0.67 in) long. The leaves are thinly leathery, lanceolate-elliptic, 6–11 centimetres (2.4–4.3 in) long, and 2–4.2 centimetres (0.79–1.65 in) long.[3]
The flower stems are 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long. The flowers have ten to twenty white tepals. The tepals are narrowly oblong, 11–15 millimetres (0.43–0.59 in) long, and 1.5–4 millimetres (0.059–0.157 in) wide. The flowers have seventeen to twenty stamens, and twelve to thirteen carpels. The plant flowers from April to August.[3]
The fruit stems are 1.2–3.5 centimetres (0.47–1.38 in) long. The seeds are 7–7.5 millimetres (0.28–0.30 in) long, and 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in) wide.[3]
Ecology
Illicium tashiroi is eaten by moths and butterflies, including Caloptilia illicii and Papilio protenor.[4]
Nomenclature
In Chinese, the species is known as 東亞八角 (dong ya ba jiao), or 巒大八角 (luan da ba jiao). In Jananese, it is known as ヤエヤマシキミ (yaeyamashikimi).[5]
References
- 1 2 "Illicium tashiroi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Illicium tashiroi Maxim". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Illicium tashiroi Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 32: 479. 1888". Efloras.org. Flora of China. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Illicium tashiroi Maxim". Eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Illicium tashiroi Maxim". CatalogueOfLife.org. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 August 2026.