It consists of a woody poly-follicle with eight carpels each containing a shiny seed.
It thus forms a very characteristic eight-pointed star, hence the vernacular name of star anise.
The fruits are picked green before being dried in the sun, where they take on a reddish brown color.
The Chinese know it...
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