Family · Magnoliids & basal
Schisandraceae
Star anise, magnolia vine
Aromatic woody vines and shrubs; includes the spice star anise and Schisandra berries used in East Asian medicine.
- Accepted species
- 84accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈50 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Illicium (star anise)
- Schisandra
- Kadsura
Genera
Illicium41 spp.
Schisandra26 spp.
Kadsura17 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate57
- Asia-Tropical38
- Southern America6
- Northern America3
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.