Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. sieboldianus

Euonymus hamiltonianus, known by the common names Hamilton's spindletree, Himalayan spindle, and Siebold's spindle is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Afghanistan, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Thailand, and Myanmar. This is one of the most common Euonymus species. It is cultivated in gardens and landscapes in other parts of the world.

Description

A shrub or small tree. It can be 6 m high. The leaves are longer and pointed. The fruit are strong pink colour.

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Traditional Uses

Caution:

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Known Hazards

Caution advised; leaves and fruit should be used with care.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, Japan,

Notes

There are about 175 Euonymus species. Now synonym of Euonymus hamiltonianus.

Synonyms

References (7)

• Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2539 (As Euonymus yedoensis)
• Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 23 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf
• Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 581
• Etherington, K., & Imwold, D., (Eds), 2001, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs. The illustrated A-Z of over 8500 trees and shrubs. Random House, Australia. p 314
• Joyce, D., 1998, The Garden Plant Selector. Ryland, Peters and Small. p 139

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