Family CN: Star-anise Family Family Code: ILLICI Family Parent: [in AUSTROBAILEYALES] Family Authority: A.C. Smith 1947 Summary: A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). The family is most closely related to the Schisandraceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae. Reference: Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1