Accession Data:
Illicium mexicanum 'Aztec Fire' A.C. Sm.
- Common Name: Mexican anise-tree
- Family: Schisandraceae Blume
- Country of Origin: El Cielo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Culture: Illicium mexicanum need partial shade and a rich well drained soil. We use a mix of 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts sand to 1 part loam. Keep the plant evenly moist throughout the growing season. For optimum growth fertilize weekly with a balanced fertilizer diluted to ½ the strength recommended on the label. Temperatures should be kept above 50 degrees during the winter months. 2
- USDA Zone: 7-9
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500066
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Provenance:
Acquired from Smith College BG - Smith# 35314 Originally collected at El Cielo Reserve in Tamaulipas State, Mexico on 10-10-92 by John Fairey and Carl Schoenfeld. #T45M-46 4640 ft alt
- Accession Date: 05-29-2015
- Bench: 3309 - NEOB: StarSteel 3x12
- Currently: active - marginal
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-15-2018
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: basal angiosperms
- Order: Austrobaileyales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Schisandraceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
- Illicium mexicanum at Cal's Plant of the Week, University of Oklahoma. Accessed 30 May 2015.
- Illicium mexicanum at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
data regenerated on Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:39:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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