Euonymus japonicus




Family Celastraceae
Scientific name Euonymus japonicus Thunberg
Synonyms Euonymus japonicus Thunberg var. latifolia Andre; Euonymus japonicus Thunberg var. macrophylla Regel; Euonymus japonicus Thunberg var. longifolius Nakai; Euonymus japonicus Thunberg var. rugosus Nakai; Euonymus sinensis Carrière; Euonymus radicans Siebold ex Miquel var. vegetus Rehder; Euonymus yoshinagae Makino; Masakia japonica Nakai; Masakia japonica Nakai var. latifolia Nakai; Masakia yoshinagae (Makino) Nakai; Pragmotessara japonica Pierre
Common name (Japanese common name) masaki [green tree]
(English common name) evergreen euonymus, Japanese spindletree, spindletree
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Southwestern region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Philippines, Indonesia
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 2-6m. Leaves 3-7cm. Flowers pale green 5mm, flowering in June to July. Evergreen. Subarbor trees.
Reference Euonymus japonicus Thunb.
Benzamide derivative, process for its production and plant growth regulant (US Patent 4878942/1989)
Plant growth regulant (US Patent 4976768/1990)
Skin external agent (US Patent 5676957/1997)



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden