Abstract: Five species, Illiciaceae from China, are revised in this paper. Illicium fargesii Finet et Gagnep. and I. spathulatum Wu are reinstated. I. szechuanensis Cheng is recognized as I. fargesii Finet et Gagnep. var. szechuanensis (Cheng) Q. Lin. I. brevistylum A. C. Smith is reduced to I. spathulatum Wu and I. modestum A. C. Smith is reduced to I. micranthum Dunn. Some provincial new records are reported.

Key words: Illiciaceae