Euonymus acanthocarpus

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Euonymus acanthocarpus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. acanthocarpus
Binomial name
Euonymus acanthocarpus
Franchet
Synonyms

Euonymus laxus
Euonymus longipes
Euonymus tengyuehensis

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

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. [3]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Sun, W. 1998. Euonymus acanthocarpa. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.
  2. "Euonymus acanthocarpus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Euonymus acanthocarpus. Flora of China.


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