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Celastraceae
Euonymus

not marked as a favorite taxon Euonymus Linnaeus. Common name: Spindle-tree, Euonymus, Strawberry-bush.

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A genus of ca. 129 species, of temperate and tropical areas, trees, shrubs, and lianas. The genus name was variously spelled 'Euonymus' and 'Evonymus' by Linnaeus; the spelling Euonymus has been nomenclaturally conserved. The genus is now considered to be grammatically masculine, and adjectival specific epithets therefore end in ‘-us’.

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Subfamily: Celastroideae.

References: Ma & Funston (2008); Ma & Levin (2016b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Simmons In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Simmons, Lombardi, & Biral (2023); Voss (1985). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Euonymus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Euonymus alatus
image #2 of Euonymus© Grant Morrow Parkins | Euonymus americanus | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Euonymus© Keith Bradley | Euonymus americanus
image #4 of Euonymus© Joey Shaw | Euonymus atropurpureus source
image #5 of Euonymus© Joey Shaw | Euonymus fortunei source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Euonymus© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Euonymus hamiltonianus source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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