Vasilis Teodoridis:
Celastraceae | Euonymus
34. Euonymus euscaphis Handel-Mazzetti; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien; Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 148. 1921.
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Euonymus euscaphis var. gracilipes Rehder; E. tsoi Merrill subsp. brevipes P. S. Hsu.
Deciduous shrubs; 1-2 m tall; branches terete; twigs 4-angled; green or brown when dry. Petiole short; ca. 3 mm; leaf blade thickly papery; broadly linear or oblong-lanceolate; 8-12 x 1.8-2.2 cm; base cuneate to rounded; margin crenulate; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 10-12 pairs; obscure; curving forward; netting and disappearing before reaching margin. Peduncle slender; 1-2 cm; 1 or 2 x dichotomously branched with 3 flowers; rarely more than 3; pedicel slender; 5-7 mm. Flowers 4-merous; 6-8 mm in diam.; sepals suborbicular; petals green or greenish yellow; rotund; base subrounded. Capsule reddish brown when fresh; dark brown or gray when dry; 1.1-1.3 cm in diam.; 4-lobed; sometimes only 2 or 3 lobes developing; lobes ovoid. Aril bright red. Fl. Apr-Jun; fr. Jul-Oct.
? Forests. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Hunan; Jiangxi; Zhejiang.