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Illicium anisatum L.
Family: SchisandraceaeEnglish: Japanese Star Anise
Japanese: シキミ (樒) [Shikimi]
This small tree is highly poisonous if eaten. It's use in Buddhist funeral services may be linked to rhodents' aversion to it. Unfortunately,the seed pods resemble Chinese anise (I. verum), and—as evidenced by this 1881 publication [Eykman, J. The Botanical Relations of Illicium Religiosum, Sieb., Illicium Anisatum, Lour. The American Journal of Pharmacy, 1881, Vol 53 (August).]—has often been confused, sometimes with tragic consequences.
References:
九州野山の花 片野田逸朗,2004：南方新社
米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-) 「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList），http://ylist.info（ 2019年8月14日）
Eykman, J. The Botanical Relations of Illicium Religiosum, Sieb., Illicium Anisatum, Lour. The American Journal of Pharmacy, 1881, Vol 53 (August). Referenced 2016 from http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/journals/ajp/ajp1881/08-illicium.html