FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
IILICIUM ANISATUM Magnoliaceae, CHINESE ANISE
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
Is a plant of Eastern Asia. The fruit, about an inach in diameter, forms an article of commerce amongst Asiatic nations. In 1872, Shanghai received 703,066 pounds. The Chinese mix the fruit with coffee and tea to improve the flavor. The Mohammedans of India season some of their dishes with the capsules, and the capsules are largely imported into Germany, France and Italy for the flavoring of spirits.
