As recorded for Indian Spindle Tree
Euonymus indicus
Indian Spindle Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Indian Spindle Tree
Identify Indian Spindle Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Cyme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Celastraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Indian Spindle Tree.
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
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.
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