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Euonymus japonicus

Thunb. (1780)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Celastrales Family: Celastraceae Genus: Euonymus

golden euonymus, spindle tree

Description

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Synonyms (42)

Elaeodendron javanicum Turcz. (1863)
Euonymus carrierei Dippel (1892)
Euonymus fortunei var. alticola Hand.-Mazz. (1933)
Euonymus japonica Thunb. (1780)
Euonymus japonicus albomarginatus T.Moore (1863)
Euonymus japonicus aureovariegatus J.Veitch f. (1863)
Euonymus japonicus aureus-variegatus E.J.Lowe & W.Howard (1861)
Euonymus japonicus f. albomarginatus (T.Moore) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. argenteovariegatus (Regel) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. aureomarginatus (Rehder) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. aureovariegatus (Regel) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. fastigiatus (Carrière) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. macrophyllus (Regel) Beissn. (1903)
Euonymus japonicus f. microphyllus (H.Jaeger) Beissn. (1903)
Euonymus japonicus f. pyramidatus (Carrière) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus f. rugosus (Nakai) H.Hara (1954)
Euonymus japonicus f. viridivariegatus (Rehder) Rehder (1949)
Euonymus japonicus latifolius-albovariegatus W.Bull ex J.Dix (1864)
Euonymus japonicus tricolor Jacob-Makoy (1863)
Euonymus japonicus var. argenteovariegatus Regel (1866)
Euonymus japonicus var. aureomarginatus Rehder (1914)
Euonymus japonicus var. aureovariegatus Regel (1866)
Euonymus japonicus var. fastigiatus Carrière (1876)
Euonymus japonicus var. latifolius André (1883)
Euonymus japonicus var. litoralis Konta & S.Matsumoto (2006)
Euonymus japonicus var. longifolius Nakai (1928)
Euonymus japonicus var. macrophyllus Regel (1866)
Euonymus japonicus var. microphyllus H.Jaeger (1884)
Euonymus japonicus var. pyramidatus Carrière (1878)
Euonymus japonicus var. radicifer Nakai (1928)
Euonymus japonicus var. rugosus Nakai (1932)
Euonymus japonicus var. subinteger Sugim. (1961)
Euonymus japonicus var. viridivariegatus Rehder (1900)
Euonymus pulchellus Dippel (1892)
Euonymus pulchellus foliis-variegatis Pynaert (1893)
Euonymus sinensis Carrière (1883)
Euonymus variegatus J.Dix (1861)
Euonymus yoshinagae Makino (1923)
Masakia japonica (Thunb.) Nakai (1949)
Masakia japonica var. latifolia Nakai (1949)
Masakia yoshinagae (Makino) Nakai (1949)
Pragmotessara japonica (Thunb.) Pierre (1895)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 208 (1780)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Euonymus japonicus Thunb. Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, waterfall area. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 8942 Kauai PTBG 1/30/2019
2 Euonymus japonicus Thunb. Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden, waterfall area. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 8942 Kauai PTBG 1/30/2019
3 Euonymus japonicus Thunb. puna dist., kea`au transfer dump. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & s. ishikawa 5545 YPM 10/23/1975
4 Euonymus japonicus Thunb. Puna Dist., Kea`au transfer dump. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Ishikawa, S. 5545 Hawaii US 10/23/1975
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