Indian Spindle Tree
Euonymus indicus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euonymus indicus
- Genus
- Euonymus
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are simple and show opposite phyllotaxy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple and show opposite phyllotaxy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaf shape is elliptic and leaf apex is acuminate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Spindle Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Flowers are seen in three flowered axillary cymes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Spindle Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Indian Spindle Tree
Indian Spindle Tree (Euonymus indicus) is a tree in the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Indian Spindle Tree belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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