Euonymus grandiflorus Wall.

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euonymus grandiflorus f. longipedunculatus C.Y.Chang; Euonymus mairei H.Lév.; Lophopetalum grandiflorum Wight ex Arn.; Lophopetalum lucidum Wight ex M.A.Lawson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euonymus grandiflorus Wall.
  • Habit : Deciduous shrub
  • Habitat : Forest, woodlands; 1400 - 3300 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : A valuable ornamental shrub, occasionally cultivated
  • Key identification features : Seeds black, half-covered by bright red aril
  • Flower, Fruit : March-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central and South China and Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 94
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 115-116
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euonymus grandiflorus. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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