Illicium arborescens

Illicium arborescens is a tree that grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong or elliptic, and leathery in texture. The leaves grow in clusters of three to five, on 0.8–1.7 centimetres (0.31–0.67 in) stalks. The leaves are 6–12 centimetres (2.4–4.7 in) long, and 2–4.5 centimetres (0.79–1.77 in) wide. The flowers are red to pale red, and grow on 0.5–2.2 centimetres (0.20–0.87 in) stalks. The flowers have fourteen to twenty-one tepals. The plant flowers in January and April. The fruits are poisonous. They grow on 1.5–3 centimetres (0.59–1.18 in) stems. The plant fruits in October.

Illicium arborescens is native to the subtropical biome of Taiwan. It grows in broad leaved forests, at elevations of 300–2,500 metres (980–8,200 ft).