Illicium angustisepalum, commonly known as the Lantau star-anise, is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. The species is native to south east China.
Illicium angustisepalum is a tree with white or yellow flowers. It was described in 1947.
Distribution Illicium angustisepalum is native to the subtropical biome of south-east China, in Anhui, Fujian, and Guangdong. It grows on the sides of ravines, at the margins of forests, at elevations of .
The type locality is Hong Kong's Lantau island.
Description Illicium angustisepalum is a tree that grows up to high. The leaves are leathery, oblong or elliptical in shape, and long, and wide. Leaves grow in clusters of three to six, on stalks long.
The flowers are white to pale-yellow. The flower stalks are long. The fruits grow on stalks. The seeds are long.
Illicium angustisepalum flowers from February to April, and fruits from September to October.
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