Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Illicium verum Hook.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
China, Guangxi, near Guilin, Yanshan, near Guangxi Institute of Botany
Field Collection Date
18 Sep 1988
Field Collection Notes
Tree c.10m high with smooth grey bark (not coll.). Foliage rather thick, pale below, little shining above, slightly aniseed-scented. Flowers cup-shaped, 1-1.5cm wide; sepals thick, greenish-white. Petals pink. Stamens slightly pinkish. DUPLICATE FROM: CHR (CHR460095A), received Mar 2005
Field Collector
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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