Biology:Euonymus indicus
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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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| Euonymus indicus | |
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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]
Description
The 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 subterete and glabrous.[5]
Distribution
Euonymus 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
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Euonymus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145824356A160305210.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/145824356/160305210. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/160938-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.
- ↑ "Herbarium JCB". http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2536&cat=7.
- ↑ https://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/euonindi/euonindi_en.html
Wikidata ☰ Q15330402 entry
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