Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Recorded habitat: Evergreen forests
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How to identify Euonymus crenulatus

Identify Euonymus crenulatus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a shrub habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Finely scalloped (crenulate) leaf margin.
Confirm leaf shape: Glossy oval.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-May.
In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
Confirm it sits within the Celastraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Euonymus crenulatus.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Euonymus crenulatus
Genus: Euonymus
Family: Celastraceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting: September-May
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape: Glossy ovalrecorded

Typical of the family

Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Euonymus crenulatus itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Capsule

Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Euonymus crenulatus

Euonymus crenulatus is a shrub in the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.

Botanical family

Celastraceae

Staff-Tree Family

Euonymus crenulatus belongs to the Celastraceae family.

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