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illicium
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Illicium
Illicium
is a
genus
of
flowering plants
treated as part of the family
Schisandraceae
, or alternately as the sole genus of the
Illiciaceae
. It has a
disjunct distribution
, with most species native to eastern
Asia
and several in parts of
North America
, including the southeastern
United States
,
Mexico
, and the
Caribbean
. General common names include
star anise
and
anisetree
. The genus name comes from the
Latin
illicere
("to allure").
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