Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Euonymus L. [146]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Spindle tree

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Celastraceae

family_ja: ニシキギ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of approximately 175 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen, and ever-green shrubs, trees, and climbers found mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in Asia. They are cultivated for their foliage, autumn colour, and ornamental, often ribbed, winged, or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal seeds with often colourful arils. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate), simple, very variable in shape, and toothed or scalloped. Cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small, green or white, sometimes purple-red or red-brown flowers are borne in late spring or summer. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Root greenwood cuttings of deciduous species and cultivars, and semi-ripe cuttings of evergreens, in summer.

pests_en: Caterpillars, vine weevil, powdery mildew, and leaf spot may be troublesome. Scale insects may infest evergreen species.

description_ja:

comment: N.temp.

comment_ja: ニシキギ，マユミ，ツリバナ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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