Illicium philippinense
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Description
Shrub or small tree, to 8 m height.
Leaves ± coriaceous, elliptic, 5-7(-9) by 2-4 cm, midrib ± raised above and ± prominent below, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate, margins ± revolute; petioles 8-10 mm long, groove ± absent on adaxial surface.
Flowers axillary on young growth, generally solitary or few in clusters; pedicels 5-15 mm long at anthesis.
Fruit of up to 11 follicles.