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Illicium verum
Star anise, a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southeast China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Star anise" redirects here. For other uses, see list of plants known as star anise.
Illicium verum (star anise or badian, Chinese star anise, star anise seed, star aniseed and star of anise) is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and South China. It is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor and is obtained from the star-shaped pericarps of the fruit of I. verum which are harvested just before ripening. Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. Until 2012, when they switched to using genetically modified E. coli, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce oseltamivir (Tamiflu) via shikimic acid.[2]
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Illicium verum at the United States National Arboretum | |
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Star anise fruits and seeds | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Austrobaileyales |
Family: | Schisandraceae |
Genus: | Illicium |
Species: | I. verum |
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Illicium verum | |
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