Latitudinal range: 6.3° to 32.1°

Habitats: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 5 samples

China: Mengsong

Japan: River Segire (canopy-closed stands), River Segire (gaps), Aya (2009)

Malaysia: Telaga Tujuh

See also Illicium anisatum, Illicium micranthum, Illicium religiosum, Illicium tenuifolium