Vasilis Teodoridis:
Celastraceae | Euonymus
31. Euonymus centidens H. Léveillé; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 262. 1914.
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Euonymus euscaphioides F. H. Chen & M. C. Wang; E. euscaphioides var. serrulatus F. H. Chen & M. C. Wang; E. streptopterus Merrill.
Deciduous shrubs; 2-4(-5) m tall; branches terete; twigs 4-angled; green or brown when dry. Petiole sessile or very short; less than ca. 3 mm; leaf blade thinly leathery or thickly papery; obovate or elliptic-obovate; 6-11 x 2.5-4.5 cm; base cuneate or attenuate; margin crenulate; serrulate to serrate; even ciliate; apex acute; acuminate; or caudate; lateral veins 5-7 pairs; obscure to apparent adaxially; curving forward; netting and disappearing before reaching margin. Cymes single or clustered; axillary or terminal; peduncle slender; 2-3 cm; 1 or 2 x dichotomously branched with 3 flowers; rarely more than 3; pedicel slender; 5-7 mm. Flowers 4-merous; 7-8 mm in diam.; sepals suborbicular; petals green; light yellow; or greenish yellow; ovate; base attenuate. Capsule reddish brown when fresh; dark brown or gray when dry; 4-lobed; 1.3-1.5 cm in diam.; sometimes only 2 or 3 lobes developing; lobes ovoid. Aril bright red. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Sep-Nov.
? Forests; woodlands; scrub; 200-1400 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan; Zhejiang.