八角(Illicium verum Hookf)是我国南亚热带高山地区喜冬暖夏凉气候的树种,其林产品有八角茴香和茴香油(或称八角油),是优良调味香科和医药原料,商品销售国内外,故八角是我国珍贵经济树种之一。分布于广西、云南、福建、贵州等省。云南八角多集中文山州,近二十年已成功地引种到玉溪、腾冲等县,还有些地区引种八角树,虽成活,但经济收益不大。 Illicium verum Hookf is a species of winter and warm summer and cool in the subtropical highlands of China. Its forest products are star anise and anise oil, which are excellent flavoring and medical raw materials. The products are sold at home and abroad Therefore, the star anise is one of China’s precious economic tree species. Distributed in Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian, Guizhou and other provinces. In the past two decades, Yunnan Bajiao County has been successfully introduced to Wenshan Prefecture. In the past two decades, it has been successfully introduced to counties such as Yuxi and Tengchong. In other areas, the introduction of the star aniseed tree has made little economic contribution though it has survived.