✿Celastraceae · Euonymus
Japanese Spindle Tree
Euonymus japonicus
outdoor
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euonymus japonicus
- Genus
- Euonymus
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Euonymus japonicus is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3–12 cm (1.2–4.7 in) long, more usually 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) long, wi” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Glossy ovalrecorded
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Euonymus japonicus is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3–12 cm (1.2–4.7 in) long, more usually 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) long, wi” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Japanese Spindle Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit capsule is brown, or yellow- to red-brown.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Japanese Spindle Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Japanese Spindle Tree
Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus) belongs to the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Japanese Spindle Tree belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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