Euonymus angulatus Wight

Accepted

Leaf lower side

Fruit insertion

Petiole and leaf insertion

Flower insertion

🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Euonymus acutangulus Wight
synonym	Euonymus glaucus Turcz.
synonym	Euonymus pterocladus Hohen. ex Laws.

🗒 Common Names

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📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Understorey tree in medium elevation evergreen forests, between 800 and 1400 m.

B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.

Attributions	B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Contributors	ayyappan Narayanan
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Brief

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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Diagnostic

Diagnostic Keys

Description

Habit: Small tree

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	D. Narasimhan G Renu Sanjana Julias Thilakar
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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Habit

Small trees, up to 5 m tall.

Branches and Branchlets

Branchlets distinctly quadrangular, glabrous.

Leaves

Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules caducous; petiole 0.4-0.7 cm long, canaliculate, glabrous; lamina 5-10 x 1.3-4 cm, narrow elliptic or lanceolate, apex narrowly acute or acuminate, base acute; margin thick, slightly incurved, glabrous; secondary nerves obscure beneath, slightly visible above; tertiary nerves obscure.

Inflorescence / Flower

Inflorescence axillary cymes; flowers dull purple.

Fruit and Seed

Capsule, obovate, 5 winged, 1-2 seeds per lobe.

B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.

Attributions	B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Contributors	ayyappan Narayanan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Small trees or shrubs; branchlets acutely 4-angled, glabrous. Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, tapering at base, entire and thick at margin, acuminate at apex, 8-12 x 4-8 cm, coriaceous, glabrous, shining above, pale beneath; lateral nerves not conspicous. Cymes lax, usually drooping, more than 7-flowered; peduncles slender. Sepals 5, entire or fimbriate at margin. Petals 5, free, orbicular, purplish. Stamens 5, alternating with petals, inserted at margin of disc. Disc 5-lobed, fleshy. Ovary within disc; styles short, thick. Fruits 5-loculed capsules, turbinate, attenuate below, obtusely winged above.

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

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Type Information

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📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Flowering and fruiting: December-April

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Growth Form

Tree

Look Alikes

Physiology

Ecology

Understorey tree in medium elevation evergreen forests, between 800 and 1400 m.

B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.

Attributions	B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Contributors	ayyappan Narayanan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Miscellaneous Details

Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Habitat

Terrestrial

Evergreen foreats

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

Southern Western Ghats

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Kozhikkode, Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Karnataka: Coorg Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Nilgiri

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	G Renu Sanjana Julias Thilakar D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Endemic to the Western Ghats- locally frequent in Palakkad hills of Tamil Nadu Ghats and rare in South Sahyadri.

B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.

Attributions	B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Contributors	ayyappan Narayanan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Endemic Distribution

Southern Western Ghats

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
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📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

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📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

IUCN Red List Category

Vulnerable

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Threats

Legislation

Protection Legal Status

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📚 Uses and Management

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📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Wight, Ic. t. 1053. 1846; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 203.1997 (re. ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part 6: 96. 2004; Saldanha, Fl. Karnataka 2: 95. 1996.

Euonymus angulatus Wight, Ic. t. 1053. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 610. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 203(146). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 54. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 22,36. 1996; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 93. 2000; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 43. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 158. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 702. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 220. 2009.

Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004

Information Listing > References

Wight, Ic. t. 1053. 1846; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 203.1997 (re. ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part 6: 96. 2004; Saldanha, Fl. Karnataka 2: 95. 1996.
Euonymus angulatus Wight, Ic. t. 1053. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 610. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 203(146). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 54. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 22,36. 1996; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 93. 2000; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 43. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 158. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 702. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 220. 2009.
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004

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