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Euonymus japonicus Thunb.

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Foodplant / pathogen
Armillaria mellea s.l. infects and damages Euonymus japonicus

Foodplant / saprobe
amphigenous, dimorphic conidioma of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph of Ceuthospora euonymi is saprobic on fallen leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 8-3

Foodplant / saprobe
gregarious, erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph of Cytospora euonymi is saprobic on fading leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 6-9

Foodplant / feeds on
pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph of Diaporthe circumscripta feeds on leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 5-9

Foodplant / parasite
mainly hypophyllous Oidium conidial anamorph of Erysiphe euonymi-japonici parasitises live, curled, patchily yellow leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / feeds on
epiphyllous acervulus of Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph of Pestalotiopsis neglecta feeds on leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 6

Foodplant / spot causer
scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph of Phyllosticta bolleana causes spots on leaf of Euonymus japonicus

Foodplant / spot causer
scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph of Phyllosticta euonymella causes spots on leaf of Euonymus japonicus

Foodplant / spot causer
scattered, pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph of Phyllosticta euonymi causes spots on leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 9

Foodplant / spot causer
few, punctiform pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph of Septoria euonymi causes spots on leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Remarks: season: 4-5

Foodplant / sap sucker
hypophyllous male of Unaspis euonymi sucks sap of live leaf of Euonymus japonicus
Other: major host/prey

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An ornamental plant, cultivated in gardens in the plains and the hills for its beautiful foliage.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 6 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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This species is a native of Japan, and it is from here that the cultivated form was introduced to the world. Euonymus japonicus, especially in the cultivated condition, is very similar to E. fortunei. The native species differs by having an erect habit vs. climbing or procumbent in E. fortunei. Ding Hou used the name E. japonicus (Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 6: 252. 1963) to represent the taxa in S and SE Asia; however, it is E. fortunei that is native to this region, while E. japonicus is only cultivated in the area.
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Flora of China Vol. 11: 451, 452, 453 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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An evergreen, glabrous shrub or a small tree, 1-3 (-6) m tall. Leaves opposite, 2-7 x 1-4 cm, obovate, spathulate, ovate or orbiculate, cuneate, obtuse or acute, leathery, bright green above, pale beneath, crenate; crenations bearing stiff hairs. Flowers tetramerous, greenish-white, 3-4 mm in diameter, 5-12 in cymes up to 5-10 cm long. Calyx lobes orbicular. Petals broadly ovate to elliptic. Capsule 3-7 mm broad, globose, pinkish, slightly lobed, usually with an apical persistent style; seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
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Description

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Evergreen shrubs or small trees, erect, to 3 m tall, sometimes dwarfed; branches gray-green to gray-brown, terete, glabrous, sturdy, twigs green to light green, glabrous, not evidently striate, especially when fresh. Petiole 3-10 mm; leaf blade leathery or thickly leathery, ovate, obovate, orbicular-ovate, or long ovate, (3-)5-10(-12) × (2-)3-5(-5.5) cm, base orbicular or semiorbicular, margin crenulate distally, nearly entire proximally, apex orbicular or semiorbicular; lateral veins 6-8 pairs, slightly visible or unclear, especially when dry. Cymes usually axillary, sometimes terminal, many branched with many flowers; peduncle up to 8 cm, sub-branches 2-4 cm; pedicel 4-7 mm. Flowers 4-merous, 5-6 mm in diam.; sepals nearly orbicular; petals green or yellowish green, sometimes cream, nearly orbicular. Capsule globose or subglobose, brown or yellow-brown to red-brown, 6-9(-12) mm in diam., 4-lobed. Seeds 2 per locule, dark brown, globose; aril orange-red. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Aug-Jan.
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Distribution

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Distribution: Native of China and Japan.
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Distribution

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Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan (Lan Yu), Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [native to Japan; cultivated in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; also cultivated in Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America].
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Flower/Fruit

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Fl. Per.: May-June.
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Habitat

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Cultivated, especially in gardens and arboreta; near sea level to 1400 m.
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Synonym

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Euonymus sinensis Carrière (1883), not E. chinensis Loureiro (1790), nor Lindley (1826).
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Euonymus japonicus

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A variegated Cultivar in early springtime

Euonymus japonicus (evergreen spindle[1] or Japanese spindle) is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to Japan, Korea and China.[2][3] It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–8 m (6 ft 7 in – 26 ft 3 in) tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3–7 cm long with finely serrated margins. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter. In autumn, orange fruit hangs below the flaring pink seed coverings.

Horticultural cultivars

Euonymus japonicus is a popular ornamental plant for parks and gardens, both in its native area and also in Europe and North America. In particular the numerous cultivars which have been selected (often with variegated or yellow leaves) are widely grown in all soil types in sun or shade. Some of the more distinctive cultivars are:

  • 'Albomarginatus' - leaves green, narrowly margined white
  • 'Aureo-marginatus' - also called "Golden Euonymus", variegated green and butter yellow leaves[4]
  • 'Bravo' - green and creamy-yellow variegated leaves, upright habit
  • 'Chollipo'agm[5]
  • 'Green Spire' - evergreen columnar narrow shrub
  • 'Kathy' - green and white variegated, broad leaves, shorter growing than most
  • 'Latifolius Albomarginatus' - green leaves with broad white margin
  • 'Ovatus Aureus'agm[6]
  • 'President Gauthier' - dark green and creamy-white variegated leaves, slightly more lax habit than others
  • 'Pulchellus Susan'agm - dark green leaves, narrowly marginated creamy-white

(those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit)[7]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ Phillips, R. and Rix, M., "Shrubs", Macmillan, 1989, p271
  3. ^ Thunberg, Carl Peter (1784). Flora Japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum. Leipzig. pp. XLIII and 100.
  4. ^ Spengler, Teo. "Golden Euonymus Care: Growing Golden Euonymus Shrubs In The Garden". Gardening Know How. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Euonymus japonicus 'Chollipo'". Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus'". Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 40. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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Euonymus japonicus: Brief Summary

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A variegated Cultivar in early springtime

Euonymus japonicus (evergreen spindle or Japanese spindle) is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–8 m (6 ft 7 in – 26 ft 3 in) tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3–7 cm long with finely serrated margins. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter. In autumn, orange fruit hangs below the flaring pink seed coverings.

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