Star anise - Star anise

Japanese: ダイウイキョウ(大茴香) - ダイウイキョウ(英語表記)star anise
Star anise - Star anise
An evergreen shrub of the Illicaceae family whose fruits are used to make the Chinese spice five-spice powder. It is also called Illicium vulgare. It is native to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and Indochina, and is now widely cultivated in mainland Southeast Asia as far as southern India. The fruit is a star-shaped aggregate of 6-8 capsules, 3-3.5 cm in diameter. When ripe, it turns brown and becomes woody, and splits open to reveal shiny brown, oblate seeds. The fruits are harvested while still unripe, dried, and used as is or as a powder.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
果実から中華料理の香辛料の五香粉(ウーシアンフン)を採るシキミ科の常緑低木。トウシキミともいう。原産地は中国広西チワン族自治区からインドシナにいたる地域で,今はインド南部あたりまで東南アジア大陸部に広く栽培されている。果実は6~8個の袋果が星形に配列した集合果で,直径3~3.5cm。熟すると茶褐色に木質化し,割れてつやのある茶色で扁球形の種子が落ちる。果実を未熟のうちにとって乾燥し,そのまま,あるいは粉末として利用する。

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