| Family | Illiciaceae |
| Scientific name | Illicium anisatum L. |
| Synonyms | Illicium religiosum Siebold & Zuccarini; Illicium religiosum Siebold & Zuccarini var. masa-ogatae Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shikimi |
| (English common name) Japanese staranise, sacred anisetree | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
| Description | Plants 2-5m. Leaves 4-10cm. Flowers pale yellow 3cm, flowering in March to April. Evergreen. Subabor or arbor trees. |
| Reference | Illicium anisatum L. |
| Method and product for treating skin afflictions (US Patent 5422100/1995) | |
| Synthesis of oseltamivir carboxylates (US Patent 20070190621) | |
| Rodent repellent (Japanese Patent JP61291507) | |
| Chinese herbal extracts in the treatment of HIV related disease (WIPO Patent WO/1991/019507) | |
| Essential oils and chemically related species for the treatment of increased bone resorption (WIPO Patent WO/2002/013840) | |
| Note | Illicium anisatum involves anisatine especially in fruits. |
| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| September 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |