Euonymus angulatus
Appearance
Euonymus angulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Euonymus |
Species: | E. angulatus
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Binomial name | |
Euonymus angulatus |
Euonymus angulatus is a species of tree in the family Celastraceae. They can grow up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall and have dull purple flowers. They grow in medium elevation evergreen forests between 800 and 1,400 metres (2,600 and 4,600 ft). It is endemic to India, where it is known from Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Euonymus angulatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.