Euonymus cochinchinensis
Euonymus cochinchinensis is a tree of tropical Asia in the staff vine family Celastraceae. The specific epithet cochinchinensis refers to the species being native to Indo-China.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Euonymus |
| Species: | E. cochinchinensis |
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Description
Euonymus cochinchinensis grows as a small tree up to 12 metres (40 ft) tall. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruits are obovoid to roundish in shape.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Euonymus cochinchinensis grows naturally in Hainan, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.[1][3] Its habitat is coastal forests.[3]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Euonymus cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33618A9797615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33618A9797615.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre". The Plant List. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 118. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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