Efforts to revive India’s disappearing endangered star anise

Mongabay
Aug 4, 2025, 6:05 pm447 ptsHotTop
The Himalayan star anise is a key source of livelihood for India’s Indigenous Monpa community. But the tree that bears the star anise fruit has greatly declined in number after decades of overharvesting of the fruits and seeds, logging for wood and charcoal and unfair market practices, according to a Mongabay…

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