Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall.

Gunung Jerai FR, Kedah, Malaysia.

 

Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. Celastraceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Kumbang (Sumatra), Kaduk kai (Thai)]. Native to India (Andaman and Nicobar); Indo-China (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam); Malesia (Indonesia - Celebes, Irian Jaya, Java, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Sumatra; Malaysia; Philippines). Tree to 23 m tall. Habitat - lowland and hill forest to 400 m. Widespread.

 

Synonym(s):

Euonymus alatus Elmer [Illegitimate]

Euonymus bancanus Miq.

Euonymus coriaceus Ridl.

Euonymus elmeri Merr.

Euonymus goughii Wight

Euonymus horsfieldii Turcz.

Euonymus javanicus Blume

Euonymus javanicus var. coriaceus (Ridl.) Blakelock

Euonymus javanicus var. elmeri (Merr.) Blakelock

Euonymus javanicus var. sphaerocarpus Hassk.

Euonymus javanicus var. timorensis (Zipp.) Miq.

Euonymus micropetalus Ridl.

Euonymus sphaerocarpus Hassk.

Euonymus sumatranus Miq.

Euonymus sumatranus Merr. [Illegitimate]

Euonymus timorensis Zipp. ex Span.

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2803396

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?16275

A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula, I H Burkill et. al., Oxford University Press, 1935

 

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