Japanese Spindle
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| Japanese Spindle | |
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| Foliage of the Japanese spindle (Euonymus japonicus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Euonymus |
| Species: | E. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euonymus japonicus Thunb. |
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The Japanese Spindle (Euonymus japonicus) is a species of spindle, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–8 m tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3–7 cm long with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter. In the fall, orange fruit hangs below the flaring pink seed coverings.
It is a popular ornamental plant both in its native area and also in Europe and North America; numerous cultivars have been selected, often with yellow or variegated leaves.
 Leaves and flowers of the Japanese Spindle |
 Euonymus japonicus 'Aureo-marginatus', a cultivar of Japanese Spindle |
 a cultivar in Sao paulo Brazil |
