Vasilis Teodoridis:
Illiciaceae | Illicium
22. Illicium henryi Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 323. 1900.
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Illicium henryi var. multistamineum A. C. Smith; I. pseudosimonsii Q. Lin; I. silvestrii Pavolini.
Shrubs or trees; to 8(-12) m tall. Perules small; inconspicuous. Leaves in clusters of 2-5 at distal nodes; petiole 0.7-2 cm; leaf blade oblanceolate; long lanceolate; or obovate-elliptic; 6-18 x 1.2-5(-6) cm; leathery; midvein adaxially impressed; secondary veins 5-8 on each side of midvein and inconspicuous; base cuneate; apex long acuminate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 1.5-5 cm. Tepals 10-15; pink to dark red; oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic (largest); 7-10 x 4-8.5 mm (largest). Stamens 11-14; 2.2-3.5 mm; filaments 1.2-2.3 mm; connectives inconspicuously truncate; anthers 0.9-1.2 mm; pollen grains trisyncolpate. Carpels 7-9(-12); 3-5 mm; ovary 1.5-2 mm; style 2-3.3 mm. Fruit peduncle 1.5-5.5 cm. Fruit with 7-9 follicles; follicles 12-20 x 5-8 x 3-4 mm. Seeds 6.5-7.5 x 5-5.5 x 2.5-3 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun; fr. Aug-Oct.
? Forests; hills; thickets; ravines; wet places; 300-2500 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Shaanxi; Sichuan; Yunnan.