Biology:Illicium cubense
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Illicium |
| Species: | I. cubense
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| Illicium cubense A.C.Sm.
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Illicium cubense is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a shrub native to Cuba. The species was described in 1947, and has three subspecies.
Taxonomy
Illicium cubense was described by Albert Charles Smith in 1947.[1]
There are three recognised subspecies:[1]
- Illicium cubense subsp. bissei Imkhan. (native to Eastern Cuba)[2]
- Illicium cubense subsp. cubense (native to Cuba)[3]
- Illicium cubense subsp. guantanamense Imkhan. (native to Eastern Cuba)[4]
Distribution
Illicium cubense is native to the wet tropical biome of Cuba.[1] It grows in thickets, pine woods, and the edges of woods. It is present at elevations of 450–1,500 metres (1,480–4,920 ft).[5]
Description
Illicium cubense is a small shrub, 2–5 metres (6.6–16.4 ft) high. The leaves are leathery to sub-leathery, and oblong-elliptical to ovate-elliptical. The leaves are 4–11 centimetres (1.6–4.3 in) long, and 1.5–4.5 centimetres (0.59–1.77 in) wide. The leaf stalks are 7–20 millimetres (0.28–0.79 in) long.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Illicium cubense" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128189-2.
- ↑ "Illicium cubense subsp. bissei" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303968-2.
- ↑ "Illicium cubense subsp. cubense" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77233833-1.
- ↑ "Illicium cubense subsp. guantanamense" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304576-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Smith, Albert Charles (1942). Sargentia :a continuation of the contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. 7. The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. p. 59. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7453010.
Wikidata ☰ Q15487392 entry
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