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Botanical details
- Family
- Schisandraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Illicium
- Genus description
licium are evergreen shrubs or small trees with entire, leathery leaves. Both leaves and bark may be aromatic. The many-petalled flowers are borne in the leaf axils, usually singly, followed by star-shaped fruits
- Name status
Correct
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