Star Anise- a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anise, star anise seed, Chinese anise, or badian that closely resembles anise in flavour is obtained from the star-shaped pericarps of the fruit.
Leaves are aromatic, simple, and lanceolate, obovate-elliptic or elliptic. Flowers are solitary, bisexual, pink to red, axillary, or subterminal.
