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Euonymus cochinchinensis

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Euonymus cochinchinensis is a tree of tropical Asia in the staff vine family Celastraceae. The specific epithet cochinchinensis refers to the species being native to Indo-China.[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Euonymus cochinchinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Euonymus cochinchinensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Euonymus colonoides Craib
  • Euonymus oliganthus Merr.
  • Euonymus pahangensis Ridl.
  • Euonymus philippinensis Merr.
  • Euonymus similis Craib
  • Glyptopetalum scortechinii King
  • Sphaerodiscus cochinchinensis (Pierre) Nakai
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Description

Euonymus cochinchinensis grows as a small tree up to 12 metres (40 ft) tall. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruits are obovoid to roundish in shape.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Euonymus cochinchinensis grows naturally in Hainan, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.[1][3] Its habitat is coastal forests.[3]

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