Euonymus acanthocarpus

Euonymus acanthocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species: E. acanthocarpus
Binomial name
Euonymus acanthocarpus
Franchet
Synonyms

Euonymus laxus
Euonymus longipes
Euonymus tengyuehensis

Euonymus acanthocarpus[1][2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to China. It has a scattered distribution in forest habitat.[3]

This species is a shrub which can reach 8 meters tall, but is usually not more than 2 or 3. It has leathery leaves and inflorescences of many flowers. The flower is yellow-green and 6 to 8 millimeters wide. The fruit capsule is covered in prickles and contains seeds with orange arils.[2]

Sources

  1. Euonymus acanthocarpus. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  2. 1 2 Euonymus acanthocarpus. Flora of China.
  3. Sun, W. 1998. Euonymus acanthocarpa. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.


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