Star Anise – Ilicium Verum – is a medium-sized native Evergreen tree of Northeast Vietnam and Southwest China. Star Anise is indigenous to South Eastern China. Commercial Production is limited to China and Vietnam. In India, it is Produced to a small extent in Arunachal Pradesh. This Spice is commonly called Star Anise, Star Aniseed, Chinese Star Anise or Badian. Star Anise is the unusual Fruit of a Small Oriental Tree. It is, as the name suggests, Star Shaped, Radiating between Five and Ten pointed Boat-Shaped sections, about Eight on average. These hard sections are Seed Pods.