All Floras      Advanced Search
FOC Vol. 11 Page 440, 445 Login | eFloras Home | Help
FOC | Family List | FOC Vol. 11 | Celastraceae | Euonymus

2. Euonymus subg. Euonymus

卫矛亚属 wei mao ya shu

Evergreen or deciduous shrubs to small trees; winter buds ovoid, small, 2-5 mm. Flowers 4- or 5-merous. Stamens filamentous or subsessile; anthers 2-celled. Ovaries 4- or 5-loculed. Capsule rugose, without wings, echinate or lobed, opening by 4 or 5 lobes at maturity.

About 113 species: Asia and Europe, cultivated in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania; 75 species (42 endemic, one introduced) in China.

Lower Taxa


 

Flora of China @ efloras.org
Browse by
Volume
Family
Genera
Advanced Search


Flora of China Home


Checklist

 

 

 |  eFlora Home |  People Search  |  Help  |  ActKey  |  Hu Cards  |  Glossary  |