Illicium majus is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a tree with subleathery leaves and poisonous fruits. The species is native to China, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Illicium majus was described in 1872, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy Illicium majus was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson in 1872.
Distribution Illicium majus is native to the subtropical biome of Vietnam, southern Myanmar, and south-east and south-central China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, and Yunnan). It has an estimated extent of occurrence of .
The species grows in mixed forests, thickets, on rocky slopes, and along riverbanks, at elevations of .
Description Illicium majus is a tree up to tall. The bark is poisonous. The leaves are in clusters of three to six, subleathery, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The flower stems are long. The flowers have fifteen to twenty-one fleshy tepals. The inner tepals are elliptic to obovate-oblong, long, and wide. The flowers have twelve to twenty-one stamens, and eleven to fourteen carpels. The plant flowers from April to June.
The fruits have stems. The plant fruits from July to October. The fruit is poisonous.
Conservation In 2018, the IUCN assessed Illicium majus as of Least Concern. The species has a large population, wide distribution, and faces no significant threats.
Nomenclature In Chinese, the species is known as ().
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