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Illicium anisatum

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Illicium anisatum, known as Japanese star anise, aniseed tree or sacred anise tree, and called shikimi in Japanese, is an evergreen shrub or small tree closely related to Chinese star anise. It is highly toxic and its fruit is not edible, but its dried and powdered leaves are burned as incense in Japan. Its branches and evergreen leaves are considered sacred by Japanese Buddhists, valued partly because insects avoid them and because they stay fresh after being cut. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Threats
Pollution 2
Scientific Name
Illicium anisatum 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Illicium anisatum
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
Sources
1. Illicium anisatum (Wikipedia)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 361267
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Illicium anisatum, with common names Japanese star anise, aniseed tree, and sacred anise tree, known in Japanese as shikimi (樒; シキミ), is an evergreen shrub or small tree closely related to the Chinese star anise (Illicium verum).
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2. Wikipedia: Illicium anisatum
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Due to its poisonous nature, its seeds have been used as a fish poison as well as a natural agricultural pesticide and to repel animals from digging the grounds of Japanese graveyards.
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3. Wikipedia: Illicium anisatum
WikipediaWikidata Q27019 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Illicium anisatum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7314073, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 7314073, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Illicium anisatum
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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