Celastraceae
Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei

Euonymus fortunei var. fortunei

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Bhutan to Temp. E. Asia and W. & Central Malesia. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Qinghai, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Baltic States, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.1556/034.63.2021.3-4.1. epublication.
  • (2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2024.54.2.132. epublication.
  • Berry, M. (2025). Adventives & aliens news 35. B.S.B.I. News 159: 47-57.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Nesom, G.L. (2010). First report of Euonymus fortunei (Celastraceae) naturalised in Texas. Phytoneuron 2010-1: 1-4.
  • Smettan, H.W. (2016). Eingeschleppt und ausgerissen: Neophyten im bayerischen Oberinntal. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 213-226.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Dr Shearer] [s.n.] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159849 Yes
Liou, T.N.; Liou, K.M. [1203] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159847 Yes
s.coll. [851] Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159844 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2477] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159846 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2477] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159845 Yes
Hao, K.S. [H3382] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K005159848 Yes
A.R. [s.n.] Euonymus kiautschovicus K000669645 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sargent, C.S. [s.n.] Euonymus kiautschovicus K000669644 Type Yes
Henry, A. [7764] China Euonymus kiautschovicus K000669245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. (Dr.) [6110] China Euonymus hederaceus K005160257 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0