Euonymus cochinchinensis

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Euonymus cochinchinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Euonymus cochinchinensis
Synonyms [2]
  • Euonymus colonoides Craib
  • Euonymus oliganthus Merr.
  • Euonymus pahangensis Ridl.
  • Euonymus philippinensisMerr.
  • Euonymus similisCraib
  • Glyptopetalum scortechinii King
  • Sphaerodiscus cochinchinensis(Pierre) Nakai

Euonymus cochinchinensis is a tree of tropical Asia in the staff vine family Celastraceae. The specific epithet cochinchinensis refers to the species being native to Indo-China. [3]

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Description

Euonymus cochinchinensis grows as a small tree up to 12 metres (40 ft) tall. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruits are obovoid to roundish in shape. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Euonymus cochinchinensis grows naturally in Hainan, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malesia and Papua New Guinea. [1] [3] Its habitat is coastal forests. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Euonymus cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T33618A9797615. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33618A9797615.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre". The Plant List . Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 118. ISBN   983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.


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