八角科植物 70 %的種分布于我國(guó)西南部至東部,僅八角茴香 Illicium verum的果實(shí)和地楓皮 I.difengpi樹(shù)皮被《中國(guó)藥典》1995年版收載,其它多為民間用藥。因八角科植物果實(shí)形態(tài)多相似,含較強(qiáng)毒性成分,為保證用藥安全,本文描述了 16種八角果實(shí)形態(tài)特征,并列有檢索表,為八角科植物果實(shí)鑒別提供依據(jù)

Over 70% of the species present in Illiciaceae were distributed over China, mostly indigenous to Southwestern and Eastern China. Chinese star anise, Illicium verum Hook. f., and difengpi, the bark of I. difengpi, were included in the Pharmacopoeia of People's Republic of China (Edition 1995). The fruits of other species were also used locally as folk medicine. Because the morphology of their fruits looked very similar, some toxic species appeared on the market as adulterants of Chinese star anise. The morphologic characters of the fruits from 16 species of Illicium were described, and an index was compiled for reference.