Euonymus indicus, the Indian spindle tree, is a small evergreen understorey tree in the family Celastraceae. It can grow up to a height of 13 m and girth up to 1 m.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Euonymus |
| Species: | E. indicus
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Description
editThe leaves are simple and show opposite phyllotaxy. The petiole length is about 0.5-0.8 cm and lamina size: 5-10 × 2-4.5 cm. Leaf shape is elliptic and leaf apex is acuminate. Four to six pairs of secondary nerves can be seen. Flowers are seen in three flowered axillary cymes. Fruit is pear shaped, 2.5 cm long, three valved, and scarlet when mature.[4]
The bark of the tree is corky and blaze is reddish in colour. The branchlets are subterate and glabrous.[5]
Distribution
editEuonymus indicus is native to much of tropical Asia, from India to both mainland and maritime Southeast Asia.[2] In India, the tree is seen in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats from Amboli to Southern Kerala. Its elevation range is from 150 m to 1100 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Euonymus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145824356A160305210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145824356A160305210.en. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.
- ^ "Herbarium JCB". flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ https://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/euonindi/euonindi_en.html
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