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

Only found in cultivation

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Synonyms (44)

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. elegans Doûmet-Adans. (1873)

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. elegans (Doûmet-Adans.) Nakai (1949)

Masakia japonica var. latifolia Nakai (1949)

Masakia yoshinagae (Makino) Nakai (1949)

Pragmotessara japonica (Thunb.) Pierre (1895)

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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	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Euonymus japonicus	Koloa District. Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden, waterfall area.	Cultivated.	Preserved_Specimen	Small tree of ca. 12 feet; leaves glossy dark green above, dull greeen olive green below; fruit pale yellowish-green, splitting into four sections, seed with scarlet aril.	Flynn, T.W.	8942	Kauai	BISH	2019-01-30

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