Euonymus lucidus
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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. lucidus
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Euonymus lucidus is a species of Euonymus native to the Himalaya region, from Pakistan east to northern Assam and Myanmar.[1][2][3][4]
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, which grows to be 6–10 m tall with a dense, spreading crown and corky grey bark. The leaves are glossy green and often bronze-red when newly opened. They are lanceolate to narrow ovate, 5–12 cm long and 2–3 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small, with four white petals approximately 4 mm long. The fruit produced by the plant are three or four-lobed berry-like capsules which are 15 mm broad. Each contains three or four seeds surrounded by fleshy orange-red arils.[2][5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Euonymus lucidus D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b Flora of Pakistan: Euonymus pendulus
- ^ Nepal Checklist: Euonymus pendulus
- ^ "Euonymus pendulus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Plants for a Future: Euonymus lucidus