Euonymus alatus




Family Celastraceae
Scientific name Euonymus alatus (Thunberg) Siebold
Synonyms Celastrus alatus Thunberg; Euonymus alata (Siebold) Thunberg; Euonymus alata (Siebold) Thunberg var. typicus Regel; Euonymus alatus (Thunberg) Siebold var. apterus (Thunberg) Siebold; Euonymus alatus (Thunberg) Siebold var. latifolia Nakai; Euonymus alatus (Thunberg) Siebold var. verus Kitagawa; Euonymus thunbergiana Blume; Euonymus striata (Thunberg) Loesener subsp. alata (Thunberg) Koidzumi; Euonymus striatus (Thunberg) Loesener var. alatus (Thunberg) Makino; Melanocarya alata (Thunberg) Turczaninow; Microrhamnus taquetii H. Léveillé
Common name (Japanese common name) nishiki-gi [beautiful wearing tree]
(English common name) burningbush, winged spindletree
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=64
Description Plants 2-3m. Leaves 2-7cm. Flowers yellow green 6-7mm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold
Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of diabetes mellitus (US Patent 6692777/2004)
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes, proteins, and uses thereof (US Patent 7122367/2006)
Chinese traditional medicines for psoriasis (US Patent 20030165533)
New pharmaceutical composition from natural materials for regulating immunity, its preparation method and use (US Patent 20070253980)
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes, proteins, and uses thereof (US Patent 20070028329)



May 2007
at Imperial Palace
May 2007
at Imperial Palace



May 2007
at mountane forest
May 2007
at mountane forest



November 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
November 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park