Euonymus pendulus

Euonymus pendulus is a species of Euonymus native to the Himalaya region, from Pakistan east to northern Assam.[1][2][3]

Euonymus pendulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. pendulus
Binomial name
Euonymus pendulus
Synonyms

Euonymus lucidus' D.Don

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, which grows to be 6โ€“10 m tall with a dense, spreading crown and corky grey bark. The leaves are glossy green and often bronze-red when newly opened. They are lanceolate to narrow ovate, 5โ€“12 cm long and 2โ€“3 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small, with four white petals approximately 4 mm long. The fruit produced by the plant are three or four-lobed berry-like capsules which are 15 mm broad. Each contains three or four seeds surrounded by fleshy orange-red arils.[1][4][5]

References

  1. Flora of Pakistan: Euonymus pendulus
  2. Nepal Checklist: Euonymus pendulus
  3. "Euonymus pendulus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  5. Plants for a Future: Euonymus lucidus
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