Illicium tenuifolium
| Illicium tenuifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Illicium |
| Species: | I. tenuifolium
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| Illicium tenuifolium | |
Illicium tenuifolium is a species of
Description
Illicium tenuifolium is a small slender tree that is approximately ten to fifteen meters in height. The girth of the Illicium tenuifolium is approximately twenty to thirty centimeters. The genus of this plant species is Illicium, belonging to the family Schisandraceae.
Leaves
Leaves are arranged in a
The venation in the leaves run in a reticulate venation where the midrib, which gives support to the leaf, and secondary (and even tertiary) veins are seen.
Flowers
The petals of I. tenuifolim are white in colour along its base, which later fades into a pink or red close to the tips of the petal. The arrangement of the petal is noted to be in a cup-like structure, encasing the stamen and ovary in a cluster of seven to eight petals per flower.
The pedicels that attach the flower to the flowering branch is ten to fifty millimeters in length.
Pollen grains are described morphologically as trisyncolpate.
Fruit
When the fruit that is produced by I. tenuifolium are under development, they have a hue that is green or reddish in colour. When the fruit are fully developed, they appear to be a woody with a brown colour.
Illicium tenuifolium contains eight carpels; with the fruit comprising up to thirteen follicles.
Hazard
Illicium tenuifolium is considered to be a problem residential and urban areas due to its vigorous growth alongside various buildings and infrastructure.[citation needed]
Etymology
Illicium is derived from Latin and means 'seductive'. The name is in reference to the plant's fragrance.[2]
Tenuifolium means 'slender-leaved', or 'tenuous-leaved'.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780521685535(paperback). pp 210, 373