Hamilton's spindletree

Euonymus hamiltonianus

''Euonymus hamiltonianus'', known by the common names Hamilton's spindletree and Himalayan spindle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Afghanistan, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Burma. This is one of the most common ''Euonymus'' species. It is cultivated in gardens and landscapes in other parts of the world.
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Appearance

In the wild, this species may grow to be a shrub of 3 meters or a tree up to 20 meters tall. The leaf blades are somewhat oval with pointed tips and measure up to 15 centimeters long. They are leathery to papery in texture with rough surfaces and slightly wavy edges. The inflorescence is a cymose cluster of several white flowers, each nearly a centimeter wide. The brown, yellowish, or reddish fruit capsule splits into four sections holding brown seeds with orange arils.

Uses

A number of novel chemical compounds have been isolated from this plant, including the coumarins euonidiol and euoniside and several triterpenes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusEuonymus
SpeciesE. hamiltonianus
Photographed in
Japan