Euonymus gibber

Hance

Celastraceae Edible: Fruit, Caution Potential hazards — see below

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The twigs are green and 4 angled. The leaves are oval and 6-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are several flowers on branched stalks. The fruit capsule has 5 angles and deep grooves. They are 1 cm long by 1.3 cm wide. The seeds are dark brown and narrowly oval.

Traditional Uses

Caution:

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Known Hazards

Caution is advised regarding the fruit.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in woodlands between 100-1,600 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Taiwan,

Notes

There are about 175 Euonymus species.

Synonyms

Euonymus miyakei HayataEuonymus xylocarpus C.Y.Cheng & Z. M. Gu

Also Known As

Liu su wei mao

References (4)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2541 (As Euonymus miyakei)
Flora of China
Flora of Taiwan Vol 3:645 (As Euonymus miyakei)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Euonymus miyakei)