八角科16种植物果实的形态鉴别

Morphological Identification of Fruits from 16 Illicium Species

八角科植物 70 %的种分布于我国西南部至东部 ,仅八角茴香 Illicium verum的果实和地枫皮 I.difengpi树皮被《中国药典》1995年版收载 ,其它多为民间用药。因八角科植物果实形态多相似 ,含较强毒性成分 ,为保证用药安全 ,本文描述了 16种八角果实形态特征 ,并列有检索表 。

Over 70% of the species present in Illiciaceae were distributed over China, mostly indigenous to Southwestern and Eastern China. Chinese star anise, Illicium verum Hook. f., and difengpi, the bark of I. difengpi, were included in the Pharmacopoeia of People's Republic of China (Edition 1995). The fruits of other species were also used locally as folk medicine. Because the morphology of their fruits looked very similar, some toxic species appeared on the market as adulterants of Chinese star anise. The morphologic characters of the fruits from 16 species of Illicium were described, and an index was compiled for reference.