Euonymus carnosus

Hemsl.

Fleshy flowered spindletree

CelastraceaeFruitPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Caution

Caution:

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It can grow from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level but is more common between 200-900 m. It suits USDA hardiness zones 4-7.

Asia, China Himalayas, Japan, Taiwan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 4-5 m tall. The flowers are creamy-white. They have a scent. They hang from long stalks. The leaves are dark green and shiny with a waxy look and 8-18 cm long. The fruit are dark red to purple.

How to Grow

It can be used as a hedge.

Wikipedia

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Euonymus carnosus, called the fleshy‑flowered spindletree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euonymus, native to southeast and south‑central China, Taiwan, the Bonin Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Notes

There are about 175 Euonymus species.

Names & Synonyms

Euonymus batakensis HayataEuonymus platycline OhwiEuonymus tanakae Maxim.Genitia batakensis (Hayata) NakaiGenitia carnosus (Hemsl.) H.L.Li & Ding HouGenitia tanakae (Maxim.) NakaiMasakia carnosa (Hemsl.) Nakai

References (1)

Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Euonymus tanakae)