Illicium arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Illicium arborescens is a tree with red flowers. It produces poisonous fruit.
The species was described by Bunzō Hayata in 1912.
Distribution Illicium arborescens is native to the subtropical biome of Taiwan. It grows in broad leaved forests, at elevations of .
Description Illicium arborescens is a tree that grows up to tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong or elliptic, and leathery in texture. The leaves grow in clusters of three to five, on stalks. The leaves are long, and wide.
The flowers are red to pale red, and grow on stalks. The flowers have fourteen to twenty-one tepals. The plant flowers in January and April.
The fruits are poisonous. They grow on stems. The plant fruits in October.
Names In Chinese, Illicium arborescens is known as , or . In Japanese, it is known as .
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