Taxon: Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Euonymus fortunei forma carrierei (no accessions)
• Euonymus fortunei var. radicans (3 accessions)
• Euonymus fortunei var. vegetus (no accessions)

Common names:

• climbing euonymus   (Source: Pl Invasion ) – English
  
• dwarf euonymus   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – English
  
• winter-creeper   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• fusain du Japon   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – French
  
• kletternder Spindelstrauch   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Weed   (fide Rep NCEPPC)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu [c. & w.], Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku; Korea

References:

• Blakelock, R. A. 1951. A synopsis of the genus Euonymus L. Kew Bull. 1951:268.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China)
• Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. (Zander ed17)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan. (F Japan)
• Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977–1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu). (F Chiangsu)
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). (Krussmann)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
• Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States. (L CultWPl SE US)
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). (F JapanOhwi)
• Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. (Rehder)
• Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley. (F LowYangtze)
• Webster's third new international dictionary. (Websters Dict)

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Euonymus fortunei.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Euonymus fortunei. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Elaeodendron fortunei Turcz. (basionym)
  
• (=) Euonymus japonicus var. acutus Rehder
  
• Euonymus japonicus var. radicans Siebold ex Miq. [≡ Euonymus fortunei var. radicans]
  
• Euonymus radicans Siebold ex Miq. [≡ Euonymus fortunei var. radicans]
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (=) Euonymus radicans var. acutus Rehder
  (previously associated with 4 accessions)
• Euonymus radicans var. carrierei (Vauvel) G. Nicholson [≡ Euonymus fortunei forma carrierei]
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• Euonymus radicans var. vegetus Rehder [≡ Euonymus fortunei var. vegetus]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other databases for Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz.:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Euonymus fortunei 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.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

• Forestry Images: Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org

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• Images 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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