Euonymus indicus
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| image = Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. (22634206832).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Euonymus
| species = indicus
| authority = B.Heyne ex Wall.{{cite POWO |title=Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. |id=160938-1 |access-date=2024-10-13}}
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| Euonymus bancanus | Miq.
| Euonymus coriaceus | Ridl.
| Euonymus elmeri | Merr.
| Euonymus goughii | Wight
| Euonymus horsfieldii | Turcz.
| Euonymus javanicus | Blume
| Euonymus micropetalus | Ridl.
| Euonymus sphaerocarpus | Hassk.
| Euonymus sumatranus | Miq.
| Euonymus timorensis | Zipp. ex Span.
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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.{{Cite book |last=Page |first=Navendu |title=Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats |publisher=Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers |year=2017 |isbn=978-93-5279-072-2 |location=Bangalore}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Herbarium JCB |url=http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2536&cat=7 |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in}}
The bark of the tree is corky and blaze is reddish in colour. The branchlets are subterate and glabrous.https://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/euonindi/euonindi_en.html
Distribution
Euonymus indicus is native to much of tropical Asia, from India to both mainland and maritime Southeast Asia. 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.
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Category:Flora of tropical Asia
Category:Plants described in 1824
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