Euonymus cornutus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euonymus, native to Tibet, central China and Myanmar.[2] Its putative variety Euonymus cornutus var. quinquecornutus, called the five‑horned spindle, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Euonymus cornutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. cornutus
Binomial name
Euonymus cornutus
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Acnistus cornutus (Griseb.) Griseb.
    • Euonymus cornutoides Loes.
    • Euonymus frigidus var. cornutoides (Loes.) C.Y.Cheng
    • Euonymus stenophyllus J.W.Ren

References

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  1. ^ Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 209 (1893)
  2. ^ a b "Euonymus cornutus Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Euonymus cornutus five-horned spindle". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 November 2020.