GENUS CODE: EUONY2 GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Euonymus GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Spindletree GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 129 species, of temperate and tropical areas, trees, shrubs, and lianas. The genus name was variously spelled Euonymus and Evonymus by Linnaeus. The spelling Euonymus has been nomenclaturally conserved. The genus is now considered to be grammatically masculine, and adjectival specific epithets therefore end in -us. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Ma & Funston (2008)= Y; Voss (1985)=Z; Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: CELAST FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Celastraceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: R. Brown 1814 FAMILY COMMON: Bittersweet Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of ca. 98 genera and ca. 1200 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics. FAMILY REFERENCE: Brizicky (1964); Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).
USDA Symbol: EUJA8
USDA Common Name: Japanese Spindletree
Native Status: L48 (I)
Distribution: USA (IN, LA, MS, NC, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub,Tree
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euonymus japonicus
COMMON NAME: Japanese Spindle-tree
SYNONYMY: [= C, Il, Y; = E. japonica - K]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Disturbed areas, especially on barrier islands; native of Japan.
COMMENTS: Especially widely planted on barrier islands and in other maritime situations because of its resistance to salt damage (Brown 1959).
RANGE MAP: Euonymus japonicus.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Celastraceae R. Brown 1814 (Bittersweet Family) SUMMARY: A family of ca. 98 genera and ca. 1200 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics. REFERENCE: Brizicky (1964); Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Euonymus L. (Spindletree) SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 129 species, of temperate and tropical areas, trees, shrubs, and lianas. The genus name was variously spelled Euonymus and Evonymus by Linnaeus. The spelling Euonymus has been nomenclaturally conserved. The genus is now considered to be grammatically masculine, and adjectival specific epithets therefore end in -us. REFERENCE: Ma & Funston (2008)= Y; Voss (1985)=Z; Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Euonymus japonicus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Euonymus japonicus in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)