Illicium Verum - Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

'Illicium' from Latin 'Illicio'=entice. In Persian, star anise is called badian ",بادیان رومی, hence its French name badiane. In northern India it is called badian khatai. It is said that its origin is a place called Khata in China. In Malay it is called "Bunga Lawang". It is widely used in Malay cooking. In Tamil it is called as"அன்னாசி மொக்கு" ("Annachi mokku") and in Malayalam it is called "thakolam". It's called as "అనస్ పువ్వు" ("Anas puvvu") in telugu.