Vasilis Teodoridis:
Celastraceae | Euonymus
71. Euonymus myrianthus Hemsley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1893: 210. 1893.
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Euonymus lipoensis Z. R. Xu; E. myrianthus var. crassifolius (Loesener) Blakelock; E. myrianthus var. tenuifolius (Loesener) Blakelock; E. myrianthus var. tenuis C. Y. Cheng ex T. L. Xu & Q. H. Chen; E. rosthornii Loesener; E. rosthornii var. crassifolius Loesener; E. rosthornii var. tenuifolius Loesener; E. sargentianus Loesener & Rehder.
Evergreen shrubs to small trees; 3-12 m tall; branches gray-black to gray-brown; terete; sturdy; twigs greenish; sometimes with 4 striae. Petiole ca. 5 mm; sturdy; leaf blade thickly leathery; obovate-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate; 7-11 x 2.5-5 cm; base attenuate or acuminate; margin large denticulate; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 7-9 pairs; slightly curving forward and dividing into veinlets before reaching margin. Peduncle 2-3.5 cm; 1 or 2 x dichotomously branched; several flowered; pedicel 15-20 mm. Flowers 4-merous; ca. 1 cm in diam.; sepals semiorbicular; petals greenish yellow; orbicular or oblong. Capsule tetra-globose; usually with 4 right angles; pinkish or reddish when fresh; brown or yellow-brown to red-brown when dry; 1.5-1.8 x 1.2-1.5 cm. Seeds ovoid; dark brown; aril orange. Fl. Apr-Jul; fr. Aug-Nov.
? Forests; woodlands; near sea level to 1200 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Shaanxi; Sichuan; Yunnan; Zhejiang.
This is a common species. It is variable in morphology and habitat.