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Euonymus japonicus

Evergreen Spindletree, Japanese Spindle
Other regional names: Japanese Spindletree
  • Japanese Spindletree
Also known as: Euonymus carrierei Dippel +19 more
  • Euonymus carrierei Dippel
  • Euonymus fortunei f. vegetus (Rehder) Rehder
  • Euonymus fortunei var. alticola Hand.-Mazz.
  • Euonymus fortunei var. vegetus (Rehder) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. albomarginatus (Rehder) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. albomarginatus (T.Moore) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. argenteovariegatus (Regel) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. argenteovariegatus (Regel) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. aureomarginatus (Rehder) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. aureovariegatus (Regel) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. aureovariegatus (Regel) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. aureus (Rehder) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. fastigiatus (Carrière) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. macrophylla (Regel) Beissn.
  • Euonymus japonicus f. mediopictus (Rehder) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. microphyllus (H.Jaeger) Beissn.
  • Euonymus japonicus f. pallens (Carrière) Hegi
  • Euonymus japonicus f. pyramidatus (Carrière) Rehder
  • Euonymus japonicus f. rugosus (Nakai) H.Hara
  • Euonymus japonicus f. viridivariegatus (Rehder) Hegi
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Celastraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Euonymus japonicus (commonly known as Evergreen spindletree or Japanese Spindle) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Celastraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Arkansas, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hainan, Illinois, Ireland, Laos, Myanmar, New Zealand North, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

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