Taxon: Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

MA*, NH*.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

See also subordinate taxa:

• Euonymus alatus forma striatus (no accessions)
• Euonymus alatus var. apterus (2 accessions)
• Euonymus alatus var. pubescens (1 accessions)

Common names:

• burningbush   (Source: Rep NCEPPC ) – English
  
• winged euonymus   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• winged spindletree   (Source: Rep NCEPPC ) – English
  
• fusain ailé   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – French
  
• Flügel-Spindelstrauch   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
  
• nishikigi   (Source: F Japan ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• vingbenved   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Hortus 3; Zander ed13)
  
• Weed   (fide Rep NCEPPC)
  

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Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Monggol
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku; Korea

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Blakelock, R. A. 1951. A synopsis of the genus Euonymus L. Kew Bull. 1951:239.
• Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils. (unpublished draft)
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.
• Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977–1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
• Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States.
• Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
• Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
• Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
• Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

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Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Euonymus alatus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Euonymus alatus.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Celastrus alatus Thunb. (basionym)
  
• Celastrus striatus Thunb. [≡ Euonymus alatus forma striatus]
  
• Euonymus alatus var. ciliatodentatus Franch. & Sav. [= Euonymus alatus forma striatus]
  
• Euonymus alatus f. subtriflorus (Blume) Ohwi [= Euonymus alatus forma striatus]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• Euonymus alatus var. subtriflorus (Blume) Franch. & Sav. [= Euonymus alatus forma striatus]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• Euonymus sacrosanctus Koidz. [= Euonymus alatus var. pubescens]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (=) Euonymus subtriflorus Blume
  
• (=) Euonymus thunbergianus Blume
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)

Check other web resources for Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Euonymus alatus cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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