N. 0. MAGNOTJACEiE. 4S 



Wood moderately hard, smooth. Leaves 2-4 in,, oblong- 

 elliptic or obovate-lanceolate, . acute at both ends or tip, 

 mucronate, glabrous, or puberulous only on the nerves beneath, 

 Flowers, white, 3-4 in, diam, Buds J- 1| in.,' ovoid. Peri- 

 anth— segments 9-12 obovate, inner acute and narrower than 

 the outer. Stamens shorter than the gynoeciumr Ovaries silky, 

 with 2-4 ovules. Fruiting spike interrupted,. 2-3 in. long ■ 

 carpels warty, spieulate, mixed with many abortive carpels. 

 Seeds bright and scarlet (Brand is'). 



Part used :— The bark. 



Use :— The bark is made into decoction .and infusion, and 

 used as a febrifuge. 



32. Illicium GriffitMi, H, f. and Thorns, h.f.b.i., 

 i. 40. 



Vern :--Badayan (Marathi). 

 . „ Habitat :— Bhotan ; Khasia hills. 



. A shrub.. Branches angular, glabrous. Leaves elliptic- 

 lanceolate, 2-4 by 1-2 in., acute at both ends, coriaceous, 

 shining. Flowers 1|- in. diam. Perianth — segments about 21. 

 Sepals 6, orbicular. Petals 18, outer oval, inner smaller, narrow. 

 Carpels with a thin fleshy pericarp, woody endocarp, and short 

 subulate incurved beak (Hooker). 



Copses in Bhutan and the Khasia Hills, 4-5,000 ft 



Use : — The authors of Pharmaeographid Indica, (Vol. 1. p. 40) 



write that it occasionally finds its way into the market. It is 



used as a substitute for Illieium verum which is a native of 



Cochin-China. Star-anise is aromatic, stimulant and carminative. 



"The fruit of 7. Griffithii would appear to contain some 

 bitter principle as well as tannin." (Pharmacographia Tndica, 

 Vol. T. p. 41). 



