Euonymus indicus

Euonymus indicus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Euonymus
Species:	E. indicus
Binomial name
	Euonymus indicus; B.Heyne ex Wall.
Synonyms
	List Euonymus bancanus Miq. ; Euonymus coriaceus Ridl. ; Euonymus elmeri Merr. ; Euonymus goughii Wight ; Euonymus horsfieldii Turcz. ; Euonymus javanicus Blume ; Euonymus micropetalus Ridl. ; Euonymus sphaerocarpus Hassk. ; Euonymus sumatranus Miq. ; Euonymus timorensis Zipp. ex Span. ;

Euonymus indicus, the Indian spindle tree, is a small evergreen understorey tree in the family Celastraceae. It can grow up to a height of 13 m and girth up to 1 m.^[3]

Description

The leaves are simple and show opposite phyllotaxy. The petiole length is about 0.5-0.8 cm and lamina size: 5-10 × 2-4.5 cm. Leaf shape is elliptic and leaf apex is acuminate. Four to six pairs of secondary nerves can be seen. Flowers are seen in three flowered axillary cymes. Fruit is pear shaped, 2.5 cm long, three valved, and scarlet when mature.^[4]

The bark of the tree is corky and blaze is reddish in colour. The branchlets are subterate and glabrous.^[5]

Distribution

Euonymus indicus is native to much of tropical Asia, from India to both mainland and maritime Southeast Asia.^[2] In India, the tree is seen in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats from Amboli to Southern Kerala. Its elevation range is from 150 m to 1100 m.^[3]

References

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Euonymus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145824356A160305210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145824356A160305210.en. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
^ ^a ^b Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.
^ "Herbarium JCB". flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
^ https://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/euonindi/euonindi_en.html

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[IUCN-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Euonymus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145824356A160305210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145824356A160305210.en. Retrieved 2024-10-13.

[POWO-2] "Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-13.

[:0-3] Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.

[4] "Herbarium JCB". flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[5] ttps://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/euonindi/euonindi_en.html

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