Euonymus cochinchinensis

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]

Euonymus cochinchinensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Euonymus
Species:	E. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre[2]
Synonyms[2]
Euonymus colonoides Craib Euonymus oliganthus Merr. Euonymus pahangensis Ridl. Euonymus philippinensis Merr. Euonymus similis Craib Glyptopetalum scortechinii King Sphaerodiscus cochinchinensis (Pierre) Nakai

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]