Euonymus pendulus
Euonymus pendulus is a species of Euonymus native to the Himalaya region, from Pakistan east to northern Assam.[1][2][3]
| Euonymus pendulus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Celastrales | 
| Family: | Celastraceae | 
| Genus: | Euonymus | 
| Species: | E. pendulus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Euonymus pendulus | |
| Synonyms | |
| Euonymus lucidus' D.Don | |
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, which grows to be 6–10 m tall with a dense, spreading crown and corky grey bark. The leaves are glossy green and often bronze-red when newly opened. They are lanceolate to narrow ovate, 5–12 cm long and 2–3 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small, with four white petals approximately 4 mm long. The fruit produced by the plant are three or four-lobed berry-like capsules which are 15 mm broad. Each contains three or four seeds surrounded by fleshy orange-red arils.[1][4][5]
References
    
- Flora of Pakistan: Euonymus pendulus
- Nepal Checklist: Euonymus pendulus
- "Euonymus pendulus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- Plants for a Future: Euonymus lucidus
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